Gustav Mahler was keenly aware of his own mortality when he wrote his ninth symphony. It's music about life and death, about human frailty, and about the wonder and awe of eternity. On today's show, hear Mahler's Symphony No. 9, from a concert at the Grand Teton Music Festival.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 Movement 3 Corrente
Jeremy Denk, piano
Jeremy Denk J.S. Bach
Azica 71262
Tomaso Albinoni: Double Oboe Concerto in C Major, Op 7, No. 2
Stephen Taylor, James Austin Smith, oboes; J Thompson, A Barnett-Hart, violins; P Neubauer, viola; D Atapine, cello; P Lloyd, bass; H Park, harpsichord
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Menlo Park, CA
Hannah Lash: Concerto No. 1 "In Pursuit of Flying" for Piano and Orchestra (world premiere)
Jeremy Denk, piano; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Teddy Abrams, conductor
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Agustin Barrios: Julia Florida
Jordan Dodson, guitar
PT Young Artist in Residence; Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet in C minor K. 406 Movement 2 Andante
Dover Quartet with Michael Tree, viola
Dover Quartet Plays Mozart
Cedille 167
Richard Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
Manhattan Chamber Players: Siwoo Kim & Alexi Kenney, violins; Luke Fleming & Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, violas; Andrea Casarrubios & Oded Hadar, cellos
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York, NY
Courtney Bryan: Eternal Rest
Courtney Bryan, piano
This Little Light of Mine
Courtney Bryan 884501336819
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9: Movement 4
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
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