Composer Behzad Ranjbaran says of all the instruments in the orchestra, the viola is the voice of wisdom, moderation, and prudence. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll hear violist Roberto Diaz and the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra perform the concerto that Ranjbaran wrote for the viola's musical voice of wisdom.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jennifer Higdon: Viola Concerto Movement 2
Roberto Diaz, viola; Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto (Live)
Naxos American Classics NA
Michael Abels: Iconoclasm (For Lenny)
Lara Downes, piano
For Lenny: An Intimate Tribute to Leonard Bernstein and his American Legacy
Sony Classical 84284011251
Behzad Ranjbaran: Viola Concerto
Roberto Diaz, viola; South Dakota Symphony Orchestra; Delta David Gier, conductor
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Stephen Prutsman, piano
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Hour 2
Alberto Ginastera: Ollantay, Op. 17: Movement 1
BBC Philarmonic Orchestra; Juanjo Mena, conductor
Ginastera Orchestral Works: Vol. 1
Chandos 10884
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3
Anna Han, piano
Southeastern Piano Festival, University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Hall, Columbia, SC
Missy Mazzoli: Quartet for Queen Mab
Aeolus Quartet
Victoria Bach Festival, Presidio La Bahia Chapel, Goliad, TX
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe (excerpts)
Cincinnati May Festival Chorus & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Juanjo Mena, conductor
Cincinnati May Festival, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
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