Invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, the saxophone has long been seen as an outsider in classical music. But Timothy McAllister is on a mission to change that. On today’s show, Timothy McAllister performs a saxophone classic: Alexander Glazunov’s Saxophone Concerto.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alexander Glazunov: Chant du Menestrel Op. 71
Mischa Maisky, cello | Orchestre de Paris | Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Album: Adagio - Mischa Maisky
DG 435781
Alexander Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 109
Timothy McAllister, saxophone | Liz Ames, piano
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Piano Puzzler
Contestant: Brian Hunke calling from Richmond, VA
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Movements 3-4
Espressivo!
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's By The Sea Church, Jacksonville Beach, FL
Hour 2
Franz Liszt: from 28 Grandes etudes de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor "La campanella"
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano
Album: Crossing Spheres: Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky
Genuin 17475
Dorothy Howell: Koong Shee Ballet
Basel Sinfonietta | Jessica Horsley, conductor
Casino, Bern, Switzerland
Franz Liszt, arr. Kanengiser, Minei: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Lassan Friska
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's By The Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Friedrich Hermann: Capriccio No. 1 in D minor for 3 violins, Op. 2
Dae Hee Ahn, Rachel Ostler, Sissi Zhang, violins
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
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