Poster Osvaldo Golijov
Composer Osvaldo Golijov
Festival de Saint-Denis - Sebastien Chambert c 2007
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Osvaldo Golijov: Azul

Of all the 21st century compositions we've played on PT, there is one that has gotten the most rapturous response. On today's show, hear music inspired by both the beauty of the night sky and by the pain of violence and war: Azul by Osvaldo Golijov.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 Scherzando
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor
Bruch: Violin Concerto; Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole music, etc.
Sony 44717

Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, Op. 82
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Piano Puzzler: Contestant is Sara Tillotson from Tulsa, OK

Olivier Messiaen: Un sourire (A Smile)
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Hour 2

Zhao Jiping: Summer in the high Grassland
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Members of the Silk Road Ensemble
Beyond the Horizon
Sony 93962

Claude Debussy: Trois Chansons
Center City Brass Quintet: Anthony DiLorenzo, trumpet; Geoffrey Hardcastle, trumpet; Richard King, horn; Ko-Ichiro Yamamoto, trombone; Craig Knox, tuba
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

Henry Purcell: Six Keyboard Lessons
Fabio Zanon, guitar
Americas Society, Salon Simon Bolivar, New York, NY

Osvaldo Golijov: Azul
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordion; Jamey Haddad, percussion; Cyro Baptista, percussion; The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Azul
Warner Classics 559989

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