Composer Osvaldo Golijov's search for beauty in life and in his music is on-going. He likens it to "the laughter of the universe." On today's show, we'll hear the beauty of the color blue in Golijov's new work, "Azul." Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is among the soloists in this performance with Jeffrey Kahane and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Plus, we'll hear from one of the finalists at the Van Cliburn Competition, Bulgarian Evgeni Bozhanov.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Allegro from Cello Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax
Cesar Franck: Third movement from Piano Quintet in F Minor
Pianist Evgeni Bozhanov with the Takacs Quartet
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
Osvaldo Golijov: "Azul"
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, accordionist Michael Ward-Bergeman, and percussionists Jamey Haddad and Keita Ogawa with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and conductor Jeffrey Kahane
Royce Hall, Los Angeles
Quincy Porter: Excerpts from "Early Works"
The Ives Quartet
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Windsor, California
Traditional (Arranged by Michael Neaum): "The Water of Tyne"
The San Francisco Girls Chorus with conductor Susan McMane
Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco
Hour 2
Claude Debussy: "Morning of a Feast Day," from "Images for Orchestra"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Manuel Ponce: Estrellita ("Little Star")
Violinist Michael Ludwig with the Buffalo Philharmonic and conductor JoAnn Falletta
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Pianist Gabriela Montero
Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk, Virginia
Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludes from Cello Suites No. 1, No. 5, and No. 3, and Allemande from Cello Suite No. 1
Cellist Zuill Bailey
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
Maurice Ravel: "La Valse"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Lionel Bringuier
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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