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July 21, 2009

No Risk, No Fun!

"No risk, no fun!" says recorder virtuoso Matthias Maute. Maute focuses on music from the late 1600s and early 1700s, when composers expected a certain degree of improvisation from musicians. Tuesday, Maute plays a Vivaldi concerto at the Library of Congress, sometimes reading the written notes, sometimes making it up as he goes.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Robert Schumann
    Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: III. Nicht Schnell
    Allan Vogel, oboe; Bryan Pezzone, piano
  • Antonio Carlos
    Stone Flower
    Assad Brothers Guitar Duo; Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars
    Travis Park United Methodist Church
  • Andre Mathieu
    Ballet Scenes
    Tucson Symphony Orchestra; George Hanson, conductor
    Tucson Music Hall--Convention Center Hall, Tucson, AZ
  • Tarik O'Regan
    Tal vez tenemos tiempo - "Maybe We Have Time" (World Premiere)
    Conspirare; Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
    St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Austin
  • Francis Poulenc
    Sonata for Oboe and Piano
    Allan Vogel, oboe, Marc Neikrug, piano
    St. Francis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico

hour 2

  • Vivaldi
    Concerto in c minor, RV 441: I. Allegro non molto
    Matthias Maute, alto recorder; Rebel Ensemble; Jorg-Michael Schwarz, director
  • Bela Bartok
    6 Duets for Two Violins; Cushion Dance, Ruthenian Dance, Pizzicato, Dance from Maramaros; Arabian Dance, Ardeliana
    Gil Morgenstern, violin; Carmit Zori, violin
    Rosen Concert Hall, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in D, K. 175
    Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Dene Olding, conductor; Ian Munro, piano
    City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney, Australia
  • Antonio Vivaldi
    Recorder Concerto in G, RV 443
    Matthias Maute, recorder; REBEL Ensemble for Baroque Music
  • Andrea Falconieri
    La Suave Melodia
    Ensemble Caprice; Matthias Maute & Sophie Lariviere, recorders
    Town Hall, Seattle, WA
  • Anonymous (16th Century)
    My Lady Carey's Dompe
    Ensemble Caprice; Matthias Maute & Sophie Lariviere, recorders
    Town Hall, Seattle, WA
  • Andrea Falconieri
    La Follia
    Ensemble Caprice; Matthias Maute & Sophie Lariviere, recorders
    Town Hall, Seattle, WA
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