Do you know any couples who are always arguing and disagreeing, but it's also clear that they truly love each other? On today's show, hear music inspired by a similar couple. Pianist Andre Watts and the Nashville Symphony perform Edward MacDowell's Piano Concerto No. 2.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Igor Stravinsky: Duo Concertant Movement 4 Gigue
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Marta Aznavoorian, piano
Stravinsky, Ravel, Jennifer Frautschi, Marta Aznavoorian
Artek 00062
Liu Tieshan: Yao Dance
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Elim Chan, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Piano Puzzler: Contestant Lessa Vernyi from Syracuse, NY
Felix Mendelssohn: Trio No. 2 for violin, cello and piano in C minor, Op. 66
Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Adam Neiman, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Hour 2
Antonin Dvorak: Violin Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100, B. 183: II. Larghetto
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Wu Han, piano
Simple Gifts (Live)
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center NA
Edward MacDowell: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 23
Andre Watts, piano; The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
The Nashville Symphony, Laura Turner Hall Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
Dmitry Shostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
Arnaud Sussmann, Soovin Kim, Danbi Um, Bella Hristova, violins; Richard O'Neill, Paul Neubauer, violas; Dmitri Atapine, David Finkel, cellos
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Leos Janacek: Violin Sonata: Movement 2 Ballada
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Orion Weiss, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
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