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June 10, 2011

Quartet New Generation

Quartet New Generation is made up of four young women from Germany who play recorders. They play everything from the Renaissance to the avant garde. They sometimes even put on platinum wigs and play techno dance music. The Quartet New Generation stopped by the PT studios recently for music and conversation with PT host Fred Child. They'll play works by Handel and Minnesota composer Mary Ellen Childs.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Fritz Kreisler
    Chansons Louis XIII and Pavane
    James Ehnes, violin, Eduard Laurel, piano
  • Franz Schubert
    Hungarian Melody in B Minor, D. 817
    Imogen Cooper, piano
    Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
  • Edward Elgar
    Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82
    James Ehnes, violin, Andrew Armstrong, piano
    Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
  • Niccolo Paganini
    Caprice No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 1
    James Ehnes, violin
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Prague Waltzes
    The Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer, conductor
    Singel Concert Hall, Antwerp, Belgium
  • Erno Dohnanyi
    Excerpt from Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36
    The Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer, conductor
    Singel Concert Hall, Antwerp, Belgium

hour 2

  • Samuel Barber
    Nocturne, Op. 33 (Homage to John Field)
    Israela Margalit, piano
  • Karol Szymanowski
    Concert Overture, Op. 12
    The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
    Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
  • Perfchat with Quartet New Generation
  • George Frideric Handel
    Fugue No. 6 in C Minor, from Fugues for harpsichord, HWV 610
    Quartet New Generation
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Mary Ellen Childs
    Parterre
    Quartet New Generation
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Samuel Barber
    Excerpts from Souvenirs for Piano Four Hands, Op. 28
    Jon Kimura Parker and Jeffrey Kahane, piano
    Green Music Festival, Rohnert Park, California
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