We don't toss the word "virtuoso" around casually, but in some cases, it clearly applies. On today's episode, join us for virtuosic performance by Alexander Gavrylyuk - who, by the way, would like to redefine what we mean by the word 'virtuoso.'
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Amy Beach: Violin Sonata Movement 2 Scherzo
Tasmin Little, violin; Jonathan Lenehan, piano
Beach et al.: Works for Violin and Piano
Chandos 20030
Pablo de Sarasate: Navarra (Spanish Dance) for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 33
Danbi Um, violin; Paul Huang, violin; Orion Weiss, piano
Music@Menlo, Stent Family Hall, Menlo School, Atherton, CA
Amy Beach: Theme and Variations for flute and string quartet, Op. 80
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Steven Copes, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Bion Tsang, cello
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (excerpt Mvt 4 only)
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82 Movement 2: Allegretto
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Alexander Gavrylyuk: Live in Recital
VAI 1256
Paquito D'Rivera: Kites, Wind Chimes
Imani Winds
UChicago Presents, Mandel Hall, Chicago, IL
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 6 in C, D 589
ROCO; David Danzmayr, conductor
ROCO, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX
Felix Mendelssohn arr. Liszt, Horowitz, Volodos: Wedding March (encore)
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
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