May 13, 2008
A conversation with cantus
The male vocal ensemble from Minneapolis stops by the town where they first formed - Northfield, Minnesota - to chat and sing music of Bobby McFerrin and Thomas Tallis, as well as a traditional gospel tune.
Today's Playlist
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Astor Piazzolla
"Milonga en re"
Violinist Gidon Kremer, pianist Vadim Sakharov and bassist Alois Posch
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Ludwig van Beethoven
"Egmont" Overture, Op. 84
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe with conductor Bernard Haitink
Culture and Congress Center, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Ludwig van Beethoven
32 Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor, WoO 80
Pianist Ingrid Fliter
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Tomaso Antonio Vitali
Chaconne in G Minor
Violinist Helena Baillie and pianist Julian Riem
Higginson Room, Symphony Hall, Boston
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Astor Piazzolla
"Autumn" and "Spring" from "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"
Violinist Andres Cardenes and the Strings Chamber Orchestra
Strings in the Mountains Festival, Steamboat Springs, CO
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Hector Berlioz
"Rakoczy March"
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
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Felix Mendelssohn
Third and fourth movements from Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
Violinist Julia Fischer, cellist Daniel Muller-Schott and pianist Jonathan Gilad
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Bobby McFerrin
"Dedicated to My Mother"
Cantus
Boe Memorial Chapel, Northfield, Minnesota
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Thomas Tallis
"Lamentations of Jeremiah"
Cantus
Boe Memorial Chapel, Northfield, Minnesota
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Traditional
"I Can't Tarry"
Cantus
Boe Memorial Chapel, Northfield, Minnesota
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Hector Berlioz
"Roman Carnival" Overture, Op. 9
The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Jukka Pekka Saraste
Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway