Join us today for the world premiere performance of a concerto that composer Michael Abels wrote for Slovenian guitarist Mak Grgic. We'll hear the story behind the piece and how it became an emotional collaboration inspired by the idea of finding beauty in troubled environments.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Manuel de Falla, arr. Paul Kochanski, Jaume Torrent: Canciones Populares: Movements 3-4
Augustin Hadelich, violin | Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
Album: Histoire du tango
Avie 2280
Florence Price: Clouds
Josh Tatsuo Cullen, piano
Grand Valley State University Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, Sherman van Solkema Recital Hall, Haas Center for Performing Arts, Allendale Charter Township, MI
Michael Abels: Borders
Mak Grgic, guitar | ROCO | Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
ROCO, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX
Erno Dohnanyi: Serenade for String Trio in C Major, Op. 10
Augustin Hadelich, violin | Jonathan Vinocour, viola | Ani Aznavoorian, cello
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Center for Chamber Music, Seattle, WA
Hour 2
Amy Beach: Prelude on an Old Folk Tune
Joanne Polk, piano
Album: Under The Stars
Arabesque 6704
Giacomo Puccini: Intermezzo, from 'Manon Lescaut'
RAI National Symphony Orchestra | John Axelrod, conductor
Cava del Sole, Matera, Italy
Reena Esmail: Jhula Jhule
The Merian Ensemble: Elisabeth Remy Johnson harp | Emily Brebach, oboe
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
Amy Beach: Piano Quintet in F-Sharp minor, Op. 67
Shawn Moore, violin | Geoffrey Herd, violin | Kirsten Doctor, viola | Clive Greensmith, cello | Esther Park, piano
Geneva Music Festival, Froelich Hall, Gearan Center for the Performing Art Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
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