Maria Schneider is a jazz composer based in New York City. She doesn't usually write music in the classical genre. But the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra recently commissioned her to write a piece for soprano and chamber orchestra. This weekend, we'll hear the world premiere of Schneider's "Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories," from a concert by Dawn Upshaw and the SPCO.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste (Sad Waltz), Op. 44, No. 1
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, conductor
Dmitri Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2 and Waltz from the Gadfly, Op. 97
Jan Vogler, cello, the Knights, Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
Dmitri Shostakovich: Two Pieces by Domenico Scarlatti, Op. 17
The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenko, conductor
Philharmonie, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Dmitri Shostakovich: Finale from Symphony No.5, Op. 47
The Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor
Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Gary Hoffman from Ketchum, Idaho
Josef Strauss: The Dragonfly, Op. 204
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Hour 2
Johann Neruda: Vivace from Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, conductor
Ennio Morricone: Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
Ekachai Jearakul, guitar
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York
Erik Satie: Gnossienne No. 6
Andreas Borregaard, accordion
Mazovia Goes Baroque, Warsaw, Poland
Maria Schneider: Prologue and Souvenir, from Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories
Dawn Upshaw, soprano, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conductor
Nadia Boulanger: Three pieces for Cello and Piano
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello, Jose Gallardo, piano
Lucerne Summer Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
Philippe Gaubert: Les Chants de la Mer (Songs of the Sea)
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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