Edvard Grieg was 44 years old when he wrote his Violin Sonata No. 3. He was at a point in his life when he was, in his words, "turning toward wider horizons." We'll hear Grieg's violin sontata from a concert at the Virginia Arts Festival, plus the many moods of the Symphony No. 2 by Sibelius. That's all coming up on today's show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor: 3. Scherzo
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies
Bis 1286
Donald Grantham: J'ai ete au bal
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble; Jerry F. Junkin, conductor
Bates Recital Hall, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
John Corigliano: Gazebo Dances
ZOFO piano duo: Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano; Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43: Movements 3 and 4 Vivacissimo
Artosphere Festival Orchestra; Corrado Rovaris, music director
Walton Arts Center, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR
Hour 2
Zoltan Kodaly: Serenade for 2 Violins and Viola: 1. Allegramente
Ani Kavafian, violin; Joseph Silverstein, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Bartok, Kodaly, Dohnanyi
Delos 3151
Maurice Ravel: Menuet antique
National Orchestra of France; Daniele Gatti, conductor
Radio France Auditorium, Paris, France
Edvard Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in c minor, Op. 45
Ani Kavafian, violin; Andre-Michel Schub, piano
Virginia Arts Festival, Robin Hixon Theater, Norfolk, VA
Anna Clyne: Prince of Clouds
Jaime Laredo, violin; Jennifer Koh, violin; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; James Feddeck, conductor
Royce Hall, Westwood, CA
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