Composer Bohuslav Martinu spent his childhood in a bell tower, where his father was the keeper. Looking back, he said he saw "everything in miniature, and above it all a great, boundless space... it is this space that I am forever seeking in my music." On today's show, we'll take you to a concert in Switzerland to hear Marinu's Cello Concerto No. 1.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
An-Lun Huang: Saibei Dance from Saibei Suite No. 2
Chicago Sinfonietta | Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Album: Delights and Dances
Cedille 141
Wallace Willis, arr. Hao Zhou: Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Viano String Quartet
Beaches Fine Arts, St. Paul's By The Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Beach, FL
Benjamin Horne: I Remember You
Alcides Rodriguez, clarinet | Helen Hwaya Kim, violin | Brad Ritchie, cello | Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
Atlanta Chamber Players, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA
Piano Puzzler
Brian Coyne calling from Mt. Vernon, Washington
Gao Hong: Celebration
Gao Hong, Pipa | Kenwood Symphony Orchestra, Carleton College Chinese Music Ensemble | Dennis Friesen-Carper, conductor
International Friendship Through the Performing Arts, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN
Li Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture
China National Traditional Orchestra | Chen Xieyang, conductor
Album: The Year of Roaring Tiger (Live)
NCPA Classics
Traditional Chinese, arr. Jeremy Cohen: Jasmine Flower/Beautiful Scenery of Wuxi
Quartet San Francisco
Album: A QSF Journey
Reference
Hour 2
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, Mvt. 1
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello | Barnabas Kelemen, violin | Alexander Lonquich, piano
Album: Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 7 - Dvorak: Piano Trio, Op. 90 'Dumky'
Alpha 737
Zhou Long: Song of the Ch'in
Cassatt String Quartet
Seal Bay Festival, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, ME
Anthony Barfield: Samsara
American Brass Quintet
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Bohuslav Martinu: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D Major
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello | Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana | Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor
EBU, LAC Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland
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