Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born in New Orleans, to a Jewish father and a Creole mother. He soaked up a wide range of music from many cultures, and wrote his own showpieces for piano. On today's show, join us for virtuosic and patriotic music by American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Traditional: Lowlands Low
Rhiannon Giddens, soprano; The Elftones: Mara Shea, fiddle
All The Pretty Horses
Elftones Productions NA
Olivier Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliees (The Forgotten Offerings)
Houston Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for violin, cello, and piano in D minor, Op.49
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Edward Arron, cello; Joyce Yang, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Traditional, arr. Gabriel Witcher: Lullaby
Rhiannon Giddens, soprano; Kronos Quartet
Folk Songs
Nonesuch Records, Inc. NA
Hour 2
John Philip Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever
Kirsten Johnson, piano
Patriotic Piano
Centaur 3598
Johannes Brahms: Trio in C Minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 101
from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Michael Brown, piano; Paul Huang, violin; Dmitri Atapine, cello
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Conor Abbott Brown: How to Relax with Origami
Aspen Festival Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The Union or Paraphrase de Concert on the National Airs Star-Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle, and Hail Columbia, Op. 48
Kirsten Johnson, piano
Patriotic Piano
Centaur 3598
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