The future of classical music is in good hands. Some of the stars of tomorrow are students at the Aspen Music Festival and School today. They gave standout performances all summer long. PT host Fred Child spent the last two weeks there, broadcasting from the studios of Aspen Public Radio. We wrap up our Aspen coverage this weekend with great performances, including violinist Gil Shaham playing a Mozart concerto. And we'll hear about the art of busking, performing as street musicians. We followed a few students around town as they earned some extra cash plying their trade on the streets of Aspen.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Claude Debussy: The Wind on the Plain and The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Steven Osborne, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fourth movement from Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
The Aspen Concert Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F, K. 459
Steven Osborne, piano, the Aspen Chamber Symphony, Josep Caballe-Domenech, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Joseph Haydn: Finale from String Quartet in G Minor, Hob. 3/74, Op. 74, No. 3 (The Rider)
The Chimeng String Quartet
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Hour 2
Philip Glass: The Secret Agent
La Pieta, Angele Dubeau, violin
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Preludes No. 12 in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 23, and No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 23
Conrad Tao, piano
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 (American Four Seasons)
Robert McDuffie, violin, musicians from the Aspen Music Festival, David Halen, concertmaster
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Antonio Vivaldi: Summer from The Four Seasons
Robert McDuffie, violin, musicians from the Aspen Music Festival, David Halen, concertmaster
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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