The string quartets by Caroline Shaw are ethereal, deeply personal, and utterly captivating. On today's show, Attacca Quartet cellist Andrew Yee and composer Caroline Shaw join us to talk about their unique collaboration, and we'll hear music from their organic, open, and reflective album "Orange."
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Nathan Koci, James Moore, Eleonore Oppenheim, Caroline Shaw: Kellam's Reel Rusty Gully
The Hands Free: James Moore, guiltar and banjo; Caroline Shaw, violin; Nathan Koci, violin; Eleonore Oppenheim, bass
The Hands Free
New Amsterdam 100
Caroline Shaw: Entr'acte
Attacca Quartet
Caroline Shaw: Orange
New Amsterdam / Nonesuch 7559792609
Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat for Chamber Orchestra, Dumbarton Oaks
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Teddy Abrams, conductor
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Caroline Shaw: Plan & Elevation: select mvts 4-5
Attacca Quartet
Caroline Shaw: Orange
New Amsterdam / Nonesuch 7559792609
Caroline Shaw: Valencia
Attacca Quartet
Caroline Shaw: Orange
New Amsterdam / Nonesuch 7559792609
Caroline Shaw: Limestone & Felt
Attacca Quartet
Caroline Shaw: Orange
New Amsterdam / Nonesuch 7559792609
Hour 2
John Novacek: Four Rags for Two Jons: 4th Street Drag
Jon Manasse, clarinet; Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Bernstein, Gershwin, Novacek, D'Rivera: American Music for Clarinet & Piano
Harmonia Mundi 907508
Antonio Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in D Minor Op. 8 No. 9, RV 454
James Austin Smith, oboe; Geoff Nuttall, violin; Owen Dalby, violin; Meena Bhasin, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Muzio Clementi: Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Southeastern Piano Festival, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, SC
Zhao Jiping: Pipa Concerto No. 2
Wu Man, pipa; Lexington Symphony; Jonathan McPhee, conductor
Lexington Symphony, Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington, MA
Traditional: White Snow in Spring (encore)
Wu Man, pipa
Lexington Symphony, Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington, MA
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