French composer Maurice Ravel wrote so much wonderful music, but only once did he write a piece for two violins, viola, and cello. We don’t need to call it Quartet No. 1 by Ravel... it's the ONLY String Quartet by Ravel. Join us today—we'll take you to a concert in Portland, Oregon, to hear the Catalyst Quartet play the String Quartet by Maurice Ravel.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Impromptu No. 2
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Album: Summertime
London/Decca 4851683
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Four African Dances, Op. 58
Samuel Nebyu, violin | Charles Abramovic, piano
EBU, Lucerne Festival, St Luke's Church, Lucerne, Switzerland
Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S.514
Michelle Cann, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
George Gershwin, arr. Ferde Grofe & Bela Fleck: Rhapsody in Blue(grass)
Bela Fleck, banjo | Michael Cleveland, fiddle | Sierra Hull mandolin | Justin Moses dobro | Mark Schatz, bass | Bryan Sutton, guitar
Album: Rhapsody in Blue
Thirty Tigers
Hour 2
Richard Wagner: Traume (Dreams)
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin | Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
Album: Anne Akiko Meyers: Seasons... Dreams...
Koch 7780
Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin | Fabio Bidini, piano
Community Arts Music Association, Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA
Andre Myers: Painting with Knives
Timothy McAllister, saxophone | Liz Ames, piano
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major, M. 35
Catalyst Quartet
Chamber Music Northwest, The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland, OR
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