Pianist Beatrice Rana finds both precision and ambiguity in the works of Maurice Ravel. She says "It's like a Swiss clock, with every detail in the music... but at the same time it's like water: there's so much depth." On today's show, Beatrice Rana gives an intimate performance of music from Miroirs by Maurice Ravel.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor Movement 3 Scherzo
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies
Bis 1286
Tessa Lark: Telemann Medley
Tessa Lark, violin
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Tessa Lark: Appalachian Fantasy
Tessa Lark, violin
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Samuel Barber: Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Maurice Ravel: Miroirs select mvts 4-5
Beatrice Rana, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Hour 2
Samuel Barber: Horizon
San Diego Chamber Orchestra; Donald Barra, conductor
Samuel Barber Horizon
Koch 7206
Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro, Pastorale
Bil Jackson, clarinet; Toby Appel, viola
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Richard Hyman: Etudes for Jazz Piano (excerpts)
Aaron Diehl, piano
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
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