Nikolai Kapustin’s compositions are full of joyful syncopations, and some listeners called him a jazz pianist. But, Kapustin emphasized that he was a classically trained composer who just happened to love jazz. We’ll hear Kapustin’s music at the intersection of classical and jazz on today’s show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Cecile Chaminade: Serenade aux Etoiles, Op. 142
Elisabeth Weinzierl, flute | Eva Schieferstein, piano
Album: Flute Music by Female Composers
Thorofon
Johannes Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine | Theodore Kuchar, conductor
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Piano Puzzler
Contestant: David Harris calling from Farmer City, Illinois
Cecile Chaminade: Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor, Op. 11
Anna Geniushene, piano | Benjamin Beilman, violin | Sterling Elliott, cello
Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute, Spieker Center for the Arts, Menlo Park, CA
Hour 2
Jacques Casterede: 5 Bagatelles No. 1, Incantation
Cobus Du Toit, Christina Jennings, Julie Thornton, Brook Ellen Ferguson, flutes
Album: Casterede: Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 3
Naxos
Florence Price: Quartet No. 2 in A minor for Strings: Mvt. 2
Sphinx Virtuosi (members of)
Album: En Vivo
Producciones Colibri
Nikolai Kapustin: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 86
Julie Thornton, flute | Bion Tsang, cello | John Novacek, piano
The Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat Major, Op. 133
Opus13
Chamber Music Northwest, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, Portland, OR
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