March 5, 2008
The tropical baroque music festival
We'll travel to Coral Gables, Florida, to hear music from the Spanish baroque performed by violinist Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI. And Kristian Bezuidenhout will sit down at the harpsichord and offer a Toccata by Johann Froberger.
Today's Playlist
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Second movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat, BWV 1051
The European Brandenburg Ensemble with harpsichordist and director Trevor Pinnock
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William Grant Still
Suite for Violin and Orchestra ("Mother and Child")
Violinist Danielle Belen Nesmith with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra and conductor Tito Munoz
Orchestra Hall, Detroit
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"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Abigail Cross from Somerville, Massachusetts.
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John Dowland
"Lachrymae Pavin"
Lutenist Hopkinson Smith
Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival, Cooperstown, New York
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Johannes Kapsberger
Fantasie
Lutenist Hopkinson Smith
Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival, Cooperstown, New York
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Pedro Guerrero
"La Moresca"
Hesperion XXI with violinist and director Jordi Savall
Tropical Baroque Music Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
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Gaspar Sanz
"Jacaras" and "Canarios"
Hesperion XXI with violinist and director Jordi Savall
Tropical Baroque Music Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
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Joan Cabanilles
"Obertura, Corrente italiana"
Hesperion XXI with violinist and director Jordi Savall
Tropical Baroque Music Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
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Antonio Martin y Coll
"Romanesca"
Hesperion XXI with violinist and director Jordi Savall
Tropical Baroque Music Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
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Johann Froberger
Toccata in C
Harpsichordist Kristian Bezuidenhout
Tropical Baroque Music Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
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Max Reger
"Bacchanale" from Four Tone Poems after Arnold Bocklin, Op. 128
The Buffalo Philharmonic with conductor JoAnn Falletta
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Giuseppe Verdi
"Triumphal March" from "Aida"
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus with conductor JoAnn Falletta
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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John Adams
"Hallelujah Junction"
Pianists Orli Shaham and Anton Nel
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Traditional
"Ecstasy"
Anonymous 4
Virginia Arts Festival, Portsmouth, Virginia
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Ignace Pleyel
String Quartet No. 5 in B-flat, B. 311
The Enso String Quartet
The Menil Collection, Houston