American composer Michael Abels has been getting a lot of attention in the past few years; in particular, for his movie music. He's in high demand after scoring Jordan Peele's satire horror films Get Out and Us. On today's show, hear one of Abels's orchestral pieces: Delights and Dances, from a concert presented by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Dmitri Kabalevsky: Improvisation on Film
Brett Deubner, viola; Gary Kirkpatrick, piano
Brahms, Hindemith, and others / Viola Dreams
Eroica Classical Recordings NA
Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Aspen Chamber Symphony; Johannes Zahn, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Johannes Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Paul Huang, violin; Warren Jones, piano
Music Academy of the West, Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA
Maurizio Bignone: Obsession for viola solo
Brett Deubner, viola
Round Top Festival Institute, Edith Bates Old Chapel, Round Top, TX
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Sonata for Piano and Cello in G minor Movement 2 Scherzo
David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano
Grieg, Schumann, Chopin
ArtistLed 19701
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Consecration of the House Overture
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein, conductor
Bard College, The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher for Violin and Piano, Op. 42
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Wu Han, piano
Interlochen Presents the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Michael Abels: Delights and Dances
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
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