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October 10, 2011
Beautiful Sights and Sounds from Aspen
Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis has been called one of the most beautiful pieces of the 20th century. It's in today's show, from a performance at one of the most beautiful spots in the U.S., the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. Plus, violinist Joshua Bell plays a Beethoven Romance with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Laudate Dominum, K. 339
Joshua Bell, violin, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, Michael Stern, conductor
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No. 67 in F, Op. 77, No. 2, Hob. III:82
The Brentano String Quartet
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts
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Anonymous
Dou way, Robyn and Sancta Mater
Trio Medieval
La Folia Early Music Festival, Rougemont, Switzerland
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Giovanni Battista Fontana
Sonata Ottave
Quicksilver
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance No. 2 in F for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 50
Joshua Bell, violin and leader, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Center, St. Paul
hour 2
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Thomas Tallis
In Jejunio et Fletu for Five Voices
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, director
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Sonata (Homage to Boccherini)
Robert Belinic, guitar
Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens Georgia
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Maurice Ravel
Lullaby on the Name Gabriel Faure
Erin Keefe, violin, Alessio Bax, piano
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
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Gabriel Faure
Trio in D Minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 120
David Shifrin, clarinet, Nicholas Canellakis, cello, Alessio Bax, piano
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York City
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
The Aspen Concert Orchestra, Case Scaglione, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
