She's definitely not your aunt Ethel. Not stodgy, not conservative. Not set in her ways. She's actually a string quartet named ETHEL, whose members are dedicated to making exciting music that spans almost every genre. The members of ETHEL dropped by our studios recently for an interview and performance. We heard part one yesterday; today is part two.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Joseph Haydn: Finale from Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
Mark Bennett, trumpet, with the English Concert and conductor Trevor Pinnock
Frederic Chopin: Etude No. 13 in A-flat, Op. 25, No. 1, and Etude No. 15 in F, Op. 25, No. 3
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano, Op. 100
Musicians from the Oregon Bach Festival
Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, Oregon
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 99 in E-flat
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Hour 2
Johann Strauss, Jr.: "The Diplomat's Polka"
The Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Alfred Walter
Franz Liszt: "Spanish Rhapsody"
Pianist Zhang Zuo
Caspary Auditorium, New York City
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in A, K. 208
Pianist Soyeon Lee
Caspary Auditorium, New York City
Lennie Tristano: "Requiem"
ETHEL
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
Cornelius Dufalo: "Lighthouse"
ETHEL
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
Mary Rowell and Cornelius Dufalo: "The Pretty Song"
ETHEL
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Overture to "Die Fledermaus"
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Severance Hall, Cleveland
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