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Composer Stephen Paulus
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Stephen Paulus

Composer Stephen Paulus had a long and close relationship with the Minnesota Orchestra until his untimely death in 2014. The orchestra continues to honor his his profound impact on music. On today's show, hear the Minnesota Orchestra play 'Impassioned' from Stephen Paulus's Symphony in Three Movements.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Stephen Paulus: To Be Certain of the Dawn: Veil of Tears
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
PAULUS, S.: Three Places of Enlightenment / Veil of Tears / Grand Concerto
Naxos 559740

Erbeck Eryilmaz: Miniatures Set No. 6: Mvts. 3-6
Matthew McClung, percussion, Maureen Nelson, violin
Sundin Hall, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN

Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 37 in d minor, Op. 71 No. 3 , Hob. XV: 23
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Adam Barnett-Hart, violin; Brook Speltz, cello
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Menlo, CA

Stephen Paulus: Impassioned, from Symphony in Three Movements
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN

Hour 2

Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber: Mvt 4
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler
London 421523

Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 1: Movement 1
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein, conductor
Bard College, The Sosnoff Theatre at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Paul Hindemith: Cupid and Psyche (Farnesina)
ROCO; Victor Yampolsky, conductor
ROCO, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX

Bernard Garfield: Quartet for Bassoon and Strings
Anthony Georgeson, bassoon; Justin Bruns, violin; Madeleine Sharp, viola; Thomas Carpenter, cello
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra-Pre-Concert Series, Symphony Hall - Atlanta, GA

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