Among our listeners, it's the most talked about piece of music: Bolero, by Maurice Ravel. You know it, you love it...unless you don't, of course. We'll hear a new take on the piece and keep the conversation going. Who needs a snare drum and a full orchestra? Bolero, played by the Decoda Cello Quartet, on this episode of Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Anthony DiLorenzo: Anthem of Hope: Houston Strong
ROCO; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
ROCO: Visions Take Flight
Innova 016
Maurice Ravel, arr. James Barralet: Bolero
Decoda Cello Quartet
String Theory at the Hunter, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
Franz Schubert: Drei Klavierstucke, D. 946 No. 2 in E-flat Major Allegretto
Andras Schiff, piano
The Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Chenery Auditorium in Kalamazoo, MI
Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat Major for Chamber Orchestra, "Dumbarton Oaks"
ROCO; Victor Yampolsky, conductor
ROCO, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX
Hour 2
Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata K475 in E flat Major, Allegrissimo
Andras Schiff, piano
Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas
London 421422
Domenico Scarlatti / Gabriel Pierne: Three Pieces: Presto giocoso, Andante, Scherzo
Italian Saxophone Quartet
Beaches Fine Arts Jacksonville, St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Juho Pohjonen, piano; The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Francois Dompierre: Pavane
New Orford Quartet
Flagler Museum Music Series, Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL
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