Conrad Tao wrote a piece when he was 15 years old called Eventide. It's inspired by the gentle arrival of night. Now, a dozen years later, it's still one of his favorites. On today's show, we'll hear Conrad Tao and friends play Eventide, from a concert in Rockport, Maine.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Humoresque No. 3
Orion Weiss, piano
42: Orion Weiss Performs Dvorak, Bartok, Prokofiev
Bridge 9355
Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B.191: Mvt 1
Jennifer Kloetzel, cello; Lexington Symphony; Jonathan McPhee, conductor
Deborah and David Brown, Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington, MA
Frank Bridge: Phantasy for Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor
Stephen Rose, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Astrid Schween, cello; Orion Weiss, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Albert Roussel: Serenade, Op. 30
Alice K. Dade, flute; Meredith Clark, harp; Scott Yoo, violin; Jessica Chang, viola; Jonah Kim, cello
Festival Mozaic, Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
Hour 2
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Movement 2 The Old Castle
Conrad Tao, piano
Pictures
Warner Classics 08256464056941
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture to Stiffelio
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana; Markus Poschner, conductor
Lugano Arte e Cultura (LAC), Lugano, Switzerland
Conrad Tao: Eventide for piano trio
Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Michael Nicolas, cello; Conrad Tao, piano
Bay Chamber Concerts, Rockport Opera House, Rockport, ME
George Frideric Handel: Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348, from Water Music
Music@Menlo Ensemble
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Menlo, CA
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