They call it a tent, but it's really much more than that. It has a solid roof, and can seat nearly 2,000 people. But it's the movable side panels that make the Benedict Music Tent such a favorite of Aspen concertgoers. When the weather is nice, those panels open up and allow the gorgeous sounds to waft out over the lawn. You can bring a picnic, bring the kids, even the family dog. Today, we'll meet some folks on the lawn outside the Benedict Tent, and hear highlights from the great concerts inside.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Giovanni Coperario: Fancie a 5
The American Brass Quintet
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon per Sonare No. 4
The American Brass Quintet
John Dowland: My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
Sharon Isbin and Cameron O'Connor, guitars
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043
Julia Fischer and Augustin Hadelich, violins, the Aspen Chamber Symphony, Julia Fischer, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite
The Aspen Chamber Symphony, Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Antonio Cangiasi: Canzon La Girometta
The American Brass Quintet
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Scherzo from Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3
Ingrid Fliter, piano
Bela Bartok: Duo No 38 for Two Violins, BB 104 (Romanian Whirling Dance)
Robert McDuffie and Xiaoxiao Qiang, violins
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Bela Bartok: Duo No. 44 for Two Violins, BB 104 (Transylvanian Dance)
Robert McDuffie and Xiaoxiao Qiang, violins
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Richard Strauss: Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1
Deborah Voigt, soprano, the Aspen Chamber Symphony, David Zinman, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in D-flat Minor, Op. 27, No. 2
Ingrid Fliter, piano
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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