Episode Playlist
Sir Arthur Bliss: "Bliss" and Study
Pianist Philip Fowke
Antonin Dvorak: "Carnival Overture"
The West German Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Semyon Bychkov
Sir Arthur Bliss: "Conversations," Movements 2, 3, 4 and 5
Flutist Ransom Wilson, oboist Stephen Taylor, violinist Daniel Phillips, violist Steven Tenenbom and cellist Timothy Eddy
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a ("Les Adieux")
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson
Ludwig van Beethoven: First movement from Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson
Franz Schubert: Final movement from Octet, D. 72
The Schubert Ensemble of Budapest
Louis Spohr: Finale from the Octet for Clarinet, Horns, Violin, Violas, Cello and Double Bass
The Chicago Chamber Musicians
Mily Balakirev: Octet for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano
Musicians from the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
David Balakrishnan: "Snakes and Ladders" from "Mara's Garden of False Delights"
The Turtle Island String Quartet and the Ying Quartet
Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo from Octet for Strings
The Chamber Ensemble of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.
Derek Bourgeois: "Osteoblast"
The Juilliard School Trombones with conductor Joseph Alessi
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