Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was a fine marksman, a fencer, and one of the great French violinists of the 1700s. He was also the first known classical composer of African descent. On today's show, hear the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra play Bologne's Symphony in G Major.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Henry Purcell: King Arthur: Overture and Air
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre
Sony 66169
Bohuslav Martinu: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Dolce Suono Trio
Dolce Suono Ensemble Presents, Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
Piano Puzzler: Contestant Joseph Gewirtz from Harrisburg, PA
Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony in G Major, Op. 11 No. 1
Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Le Mozart Noir
CBC 5225
Hour 2
Benjamin Britten: Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6 Movement 4 Lullaby
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin; Gloria Chien, piano
Music@Menlo Live
Music@Menlo NA
Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony: Movement 1
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Max Bruch: 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83: Mvts. 4, 5, 7
David Shifrin, clarinet; Paul Neubauer, viola; Gloria Chien, piano
String Theory at the Hunter, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor, Op. 30: Mvt 1
Dover Quartet
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
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