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February 23, 2012

Drawing Inspiration

Air is the energy that fuels wind instruments. And sharing that air with trusted colleagues, learning what makes them tick on a musical level, is what inspires the people who play them. Gro Sandvik, flutist with the Bergen Woodwind Quintet, says, "What we inhale is the inspiration for what is going to happen when we exhale." Today and tomorrow, the members of the Bergen Woodwind Quintet draw inspiration from each other, joining host Fred Child in the PT studio.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Darius Milhaud
    Two movements from La Cheminee du Roi Rene, Op. 205
    The Bergen Woodwind Quintet
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Mayskaya Noch (May Night): Overture
    The RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Alan Buribayev, conductor
    National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Scherzo from a Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 83
    Wu Han and Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
    The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York City
  • Perfchat with the Bergen Woodwind Quintet, Part I
  • Giuseppe Maria Cambini
    Wind Quintet No. 2
    The Bergen Woodwind Quintet
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Antonio Vivaldi
    Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 8, RV 315 (Summer)
    The Irish Chamber Orchestra, Pekka Kuusisto, violin and conductor
    Royal Dublin Society Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

hour 2

  • Georges Bizet
    Excerpts from Jeux d'Enfants (Children's Games)
    Laurence Fromentin and Dominique Plancade, pianos
  • Howard Shore
    The Armoire, from Hugo
    Studio Musicians, Howard Shore, conductor
  • Alberto Iglesias
    Anything Else?, from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    Studio Musicians, Alberto Iglesias, conductor
  • Alexander Scriabin
    Feuillet d'Album (Album Leaf) in E-flat, from Trois Pieces, Op. 45
    Evgeny Brakhman, piano
    Cleveland International Piano Competition, Cleveland
  • Alexander Scriabin (Arranged by Oliver Knussen)
    Scriabin Settings for Chamber Orchestra
    The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, conductor
    Ordway Center, St. Paul
  • Alexander Scriabin
    Poeme, Op. 71, No. 2
    Christopher O'Riley, piano
  • Maurice Ravel
    Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
    The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
    Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco
  • Georges Bizet
    Farandole, from L'Arlesienne, Suite No. 2
    The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
    Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco
  • Jean Sibelius
    Andante Festivo, JS 34a
    The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
    Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco
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