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June 25, 2009
The Aspen Festival
The Aspen Music Festival is the country's largest summer festival. Aspen opens today, and runs through late August, featuring many of the top performers in the world. As the festival continues, we'll be bringing you live performances throughout the summer. On today's show, we'll revisit past Aspen concerts by pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, violinist Julia Fischer, and the Aspen Festival Orchestra.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Hector Berlioz
"Rakoczy" March
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
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Frederic Chopin
Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op. 60
Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Marc-Andre Hamelin
"The Variation Beethoven Never Wrote"
Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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John Harbison
The "Great Gatsby" Suite
The Aspen Festival Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fugue from Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001
Violinist Julia Fischer
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
hour 2
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Edward Elgar
"Chanson de Nuit," Op. 15, No. 1
The English Sinfonia with conductor Charles Groves
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903, and Chorale Prelude, BWV 140 ("Sleepers Awake")
Pianist Awadagin Pratt
Wortham Theater Center, Houston
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Edward Elgar
"In the South" Overture ("Alassio"), Op. 50
The National Orchestral Institute Orchestra with conductor James Ross
National Orchestral Institute, College Park, Maryland
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Theobald Boehm
"Nel Cor Piu non mi Sento," Op. 4
Flutist Sunghyun Cho and pianist Yerin Kim
Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, Ohio
