James Price Johnson was a pianist and composer who helped invent the style of "stride piano." He and George Gershwin knew and respected each other's work, but Johnson thought Gershwin didn't get jazz quite right in Rhapsody in Blue. On Today's show, hear Johnson's musical response, a piece called Yamekraw. Plus, Bruce Adolphe has this week's Piano Puzzler!
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Flute Sonata in A Major BWV 1032 Movement 1 Vivace
Marina Piccinini, flute; Brasil Guitar Duo
Bach: Flute Sonatas
Avie 2196
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
Musicians from Music@Menlo
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, CA
Piano Puzzler: Contestant is Bob Lagerquist from Eugene, OR
James Price Johnson: Yamekraw
Gary Hammond, piano; Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra; Richard Rosenberg, conductor
JOHNSON, J.P.: Yamekraw / RESER, H.: Suite / GERSHWIN, G.: Rhapsody in Blue
Naxos 559647
Hour 2
Felix Draeseke: Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 38: III. Scherzo - Allegro molto vivace
Matthew Nelson, clarinet; Jason Hardink, piano
Northern Fantasies: Selected Works for Clarinet and Piano 1850 - 1890
Soundset SR 11111
Joel Thompson: Seven Last Words of the Unarmed
Marvin Allen II, baritone; Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra; Morehouse College Glee Club; Florida A&M University Concert Choir
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, Florida State University, Tallahasse, FL
Carlos Simon: Amen!
Gateways Music Festival Orchestra; Michael Morgan, conductor
Gateways Music Festival, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Valse -Scherzo Op, 34
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Jason Hardink, piano
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Emmanuel Ponce, arr. Jascha Heiftz: Estrellita (My Little Star) Encore
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Jason Hardink, piano
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
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