Cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras describes J.S. Bach's solo cello suites as a "burst of life." To Queyras, these suites transcend any particular time or place; they feel like a metaphysical connection between earth and heaven. Tune in today to hear Jean-Guihen Queyras play J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 2 at a recent concert in Girona, Spain.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Viet Cuong: Room to Move
Inbal Segev, cello
Album: 20 for 2020 Volume 2
Avie 2463
Viet Cuong: Constellations
ROCO | Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
ROCO, Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX
Piano Puzzler
Contestant: Kristen Zoetewey, calling from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Bohuslav Martinu: Three Madrigals, H. 313
Stefan Milenkovich, violin | Susan Dubois, viola
Round Top International Festival, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Hour 2
Igor Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella - Mvt 4: Menuetto Finale
WindSync
Album: Suite from Pulcinella
WindSync
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Jader Bignamini, conductor
Interlochen Presents, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
W.A. Mozart, arr. M. Rechtman: Serenade For Winds in C minor, K. 388 - Mvt 2: Andante
WindSync
Lillian & Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
EBU, Auditorium, Chamber Hall, Girona, Spain
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