Poster Mountain Lake, painting by Arseny Meshchersky (1865)
Mountain Lake, painting by Arseny Meshchersky (1865)
Public Domain. Painting by Arseny Meshchersky.
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The Enchanted Lake

A huge mysterious creature lurks below the surface of a clear and tranquil lake. It may or may not be dangerous...it's hard to tell. On today's show, you'll hear that creature's presence in The Enchanted Lake, by Russian composer Anatoly Lyadov.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448 (arr. for guitar quartet): IV. Fandango
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
The Best of Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Delos 1607

Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Sebastian Knauer, piano; Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope, conductor
Savannah Music Festival, Yamacraw Center for the Performing Arts, Savannah, GA

Manuel de Falla, arr. Bill Kanengiser: Excerpts from El amor brujo
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka: Divertimento brillante on themes from Bellini's La sonnambula
Pedja Muzijevic, piano; James Austin Smith, oboe
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Hour 2

Anatol Lyadov: Polonaise
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra; Enrique Batiz, conductor
Liadov: The Enchanted Lake and Other Orchestral Works
ASV 657

Rebecca Clarke: Dumka
Ellen dePasquale, violin; Toby Appel, viola; William Wolfram, piano
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO

Anatoly Lyadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Luis Langree, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, L 85, Op. 10
Borromeo String Quartet
Heifetz International Music Institute, Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA

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