Like plenty of other great ideas, at first glance, it might leave you scratching your head a bit. Start with an old chestnut by Antonio Vivaldi, the Four Seasons. And see it through an entirely different lens, the sultry, smoky Argentinian tango. Is that really such a good idea? Well, yes. Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg plays Astor Piazzolla's Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, from a concert in San Francisco.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Fritz Kreisler: Leibesleid (Love's Sorrow)
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin, Sandra Rivers, piano
Isaac Albeniz: Asturias, from Suite Espanola, Op. 47
Jason Vieaux, guitar
92nd Street Y, New York City
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Jeffrey Zetto from Houston
Astor Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin and leader, the New Century Chamber Orchestra
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Hour 2
Pablo de Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza
Gil Shaham, violin, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Johann Balthasar Konig and Michael Praetorius: This Night a Wondrous Revelation and Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
The St. Olaf Orchestra and Choirs, John Ferguson, conductor
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
Traditional (Arranged by F. Melius Christiansen): Beautiful Savior
The St. Olaf Choirs, Anton Armstrong, director
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
Traditional (Arranged by John Rutter): Past Three A Clock
The St. Olaf Orchestra and Choirs, Sigrid Johnson, conductor
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048
Musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Alice Tully Hall, New York City
Christopher Theofanidis: Muse
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondino in E-flat, WoO 25
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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