For pianist Cecile Licad, music has always been a source of freedom. She says that the piano "is the only thing I can control in my life... It's where I feel like I'm having fun and nobody is bugging me." On today's show, Cecile Licad has some fun with music by Bach at a concert presented by the Seattle Chamber Music Society.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Maurice Ravel: Sonatine Movement 3 Anime
Cecile Licad, piano
Ravel: Piano Works
MusicMasters 5180781
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra in A major, BWV 1055
Cecile Licad, piano; James Ehnes, violin; Andrew Wan, violin; Kirsten Docter, viola; Andres Diaz, cello; Jordan Anderson, bass
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Francois Rabbath: Poucha Dass
Charles Paul, double bass
Lake George Music Festival, Sacred Heart Church, Lake George, NY
Jennifer Higdon: Percussion Concerto
Cameron Leach, percussion; Dallas Winds; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas, TX
Hour 2
Peter Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Op. 30 Movement 2: Allegretto vivo e scherza
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Tchaikovsky: St. Lawrence String Quartet
EMI 57144
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto a Molti Strumenti in D Major, RV 564a
Venice Baroque Orchestra; Andrea Marcon, conductor
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Francis Poulenc: Sextet FP.100
New York Woodwind Quintet: Carol Wincenc, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Charles Neidich, clarinet; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; William Purvis, horn; and Mihae Lee, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132: Mvt. 3
St. Lawrence String Quartet
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
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