Alan Fletcher is President and CEO of the Aspen Music Festival, and he's a composer. He used to think novelists were silly when they would say "my characters speak to me." But then Fletcher noticed that the concerto he was working on seemed to take on a life of its own, and he felt himself observing and even assisting the piece, rather than merely composing it. This week's 21st century work is the Clarinet Concerto by Alan Fletcher, from a concert at the 2009 Aspen Music Festival and School.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms: Four Ballades, Op. 10; NO. 3 Intermezzo
Nicholas Angelich, piano
Juan Martin: Rumba nostalgica
arr. Gareth Koch; Saffire: The Australian Guitar Quartet
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Scottish Chamber Orchestra; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor; Nicholas Angelich, piano
BBC Proms 2009; Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Reinhold Gliere: Cradle Song in G from Pieces for Violin & Cello, Op. 39
William Preucil, violin; Eric Kim, cello
Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA
Peter Tchaikovsky: "The White Swan," from "Swan Lake"
William Preucil, violin; David Deveau, piano
Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA
Hour 2
W. A. Mozart: La Clemenza di Trio, Overture
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Nicholas McGegan, cond.
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Nicholas McGegan, conductor and harpsichord; Andrew Wan, violin; Peter Vickery, violin; Stefani Collins, violin; James Dunham, viola; Sabina Thatcher, viola; Gregory Williams, viola; Alina Lim, cello;
Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Alan Fletcher: Clarinet Concerto (2005-07)
Michael Rusinek, clarinet; Aspen Chamber Symphony; Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2: IV. Finale: Presto
Jupiter String Quartet
Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
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