Podcast appearances and mentions of garrick ohlsson

SynopsisOn today's date in 1908, the Hoffman String Quartet gave a recital at Boston's Potter Hall, opening their program with a Romantic classic, Robert Schumann's String Quartet from 1842, followed by much more modern fare — Debussy's String Quartet written in 1893.And to close their program, the Hoffman Quartet premiered a brand-new contemporary work: a piano quintet by American composer Amy Beach, with the composer at the piano.The Boston Globe's critic noted “the audience was of goodly proportions and very demonstrative in its appreciation of Mrs. Beach's composition,” but (critics being critics), did a little nit-picking, concluding, “The work is thoroughly good, though a little too choppy at times.” The critic from The Boston Evening Transcript had fewer nits to pick, writing: “The quintet begins in the luminous key of F-sharp minor, and throughout Mrs. Beach modulates freely … [she] has sought a modern sonority of utterance … Her rhythms spurred the ear, and her harmonies [have] tang and fancy … In imagination, feeling, and expression, it is distinctly rhapsodic. Mrs. Beach can think musically in truly songful melodies, and such are the themes of her new quintet.”Music Played in Today's ProgramAmy Beach (1867-1944): Piano Quintet; Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Takács Quartet; Hyperion CDA-68295

- O ile pamiętam, zagraniczny pianista, muzyk, ktokolwiek, nigdy nie był głównym jurorem, przewodniczącym jurorskiego składu. Jeśli chodzi o Garricka Ohlssona, mam do niego ogromną słabość, bo bardzo lubię jego grę – mówił w Dwójce Andrzej Sułek na temat jury XIX Konkursu Chopinowskiego, na czele którego w przyszłym roku stanie amerykański pianista.

Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is a series of one-hour podcasts hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Season Seven celebrates the Festival's 2023 season at Walk Festival Hall in Jackson Hole. Garrick Ohlsson with the Grand Teton Music Festival OrchestraSir Donald Runnicles, conductorLudwig van BeethovenEgmont Overture, Op. 84Concerto for Piano No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15Garrick Ohlsson, piano

SynopsisOn today's date in 1836, Chopin held a soiree in his apartment in Paris. The famous tenor Adolphe Nourit sang some Schubert songs, accompanied by Chopin's friend, Franz Liszt. Liszt and Chopin then played a new sonata for piano four-hands by Ignaz Moscheles.In attendance was a petite, olive-skinned baroness turned writer known by her pen name, George Sand. Sand was notorious for her racy novels and for her highly unorthodox lifestyle. She liked cigars, for example, and often showed up at parties wearing men's clothing without the required permit.Chopin had met her earlier and was not at first impressed. The 26-year-old composer was engaged to a much younger woman back home in Poland, a pale beauty who couldn't be more unlike the 32-year-old Sand. But, anxious to make a good impression, Sand showed up for Chopin's soiree wearing white pantaloons and a scarlet sash (the colors of the Polish flag) — and left her stogies at home!All it took was a “Dear Frederic” letter from the girl back home, and before long the Chopin-Sand romance was the talk of Paris. “My heart was conquered,” Chopin wrote in his journal. “She understood me.”Music Played in Today's ProgramFrederic Chopin (1810-1849) Polonaise in C-sharp; Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Arabesque 6642

- Przywilej grania dla Waszej publiczności, która tak bardzo kocha Chopina, a także bycie laureatem Konkursu dało mi pewien specjalny status. Bo jest się z tego powodu znanym nie tylko wśród muzyków - mówił w radiowej Dwójce znakomity pianista Garrick Ohlsson, który 3 kwietnia skończył 75 lat.

The Apollon Musagète Quartet performs works by Bach, Penderecki, and Shostakovich.

DSO Music Director Laureate Leonard Slatkin and his friend Garrick Ohlsson are back in town this weekend to performs Johannes Brahms's mighty Piano Concerto No. 1. The DSO also plays music by Igor Stravinsky and Bela Bartok. 90.9's Peter Whorf asked the Maestro about the concerto's place in Brahms's symphonic timeline…

Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is a series of one-hour podcasts hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Season Six celebrates the Festival's 2022 season at Walk Festival Hall in Jackson Hole.Garrick Ohlsson, pianoGrand Teton Music Festival OrchestraSir Donald Runnicles, conductor(a preview of the new recording to be released on Reference Recordings)Ludwig van BeethovenConcerto for Piano No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 – Mvt. IIIConcerto for Piano No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 – Mvt. IIConcerto for Piano No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 – Mvt. IConcerto for Piano No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 – Mvt. IIConcerto for Piano No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 – Mvt. III

"I listen to classical music very specifically because I need to be able to feel at the end of what I'm listening to like I'm able confront the darkest sides of what I'm experiencing as well. I feel comforted by Beethoven. I feel comforted by his ability to say something to me that cannot be said any other way. A sense of hopelessness that is not without giving us some worth." This is a rebroadcast of Ep. 80, aired originally in February 2021. The conversation was recorded in October 2020. Jorja Fleezanis died on September 9th, 2022. To read Daniel Lelchuk's written appreciation of Jorja Fleezanis, click here. Violinist Jorja Fleezanis is here to talk music and the staying power of music, the spell it casts, over children and adults alike. From the first time she heard a violin record as a young child to right now, after a career of more than five decades-- what does music say to her today that it didn't then? How do the names she thinks of as the 'Mt. Rushmore' -- Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann -- sustain her and grow with her? And why is she currently listening to every song The Beatles ever recorded? Jorja and Daniel explore what it is to be in an orchestra, and how the will of the ensemble must rise above political and personal fractures. Please consider supporting Talking Beats via a one-time or recurring donation. You will contribute to us presenting the highest quality interviews with the world's most compelling people. Jorja Fleezanis is adjunct professor emerita of music in orchestral studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Fleezanis was concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1989 to 2009—the longest-tenured concertmaster in the orchestra's history and only the second woman in the U.S. to hold the title of concertmaster in a major orchestra when appointed. Prior to Minnesota, she was associate concertmaster with the San Francisco Symphony for eight years and a member of the Chicago Symphony. A devoted teacher, Fleezanis became an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota's School of Music in 1990. She has also enjoyed teaching roles with other organizations: as teacher and artist at the Round Top International Festival Institute in Texas (1990-2007); artist-in-residence at the University of California, Davis; guest artist and teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory, where she served on the faculty from 1981 to 1989; artist and mentor at the Music@Menlo Festival (2003-2008); teacher and coach at the New World Symphony (1988-present); and faculty of the Music Academy of the West since 2016. She has been a visiting teacher at the Boston Conservatory, The Juilliard School, The Shepherd School of Music, and Interlochen Academy and Summer Camp. She is also a frequent guest mentor at Britten Pears Center at Snape Maltings, England, in programs for both young musicians and professional orchestral violinists. Fleezanis has had a number of works commissioned for her, including by the Minnesota Orchestra with the John Adams Violin Concerto and Ikon of Eros by John Tavener, the latter recorded on Reference Records. Her recording of the complete violin sonatas of Beethoven with the French fortepianist Cyril Huvé was released in 2003 on the Cyprés label. Other recordings include Aaron Jay Kernis' Brilliant Sky, Infinite Sky on CRI, commissioned for Fleezanis by the Schubert Club, and, with Garrick Ohlsson, Stefan Wolpe's Violin Sonata for Koch International. Fleezanis studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Ignat Solzhenitsyn is recognized as one of today's most gifted artists, and enjoys an active career as both a conductor and pianist. His lyrical and poignant interpretations have won him critical acclaim throughout the world. Principal Guest Conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Ignat has recently led the symphonies of Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Seattle, and Toronto, the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, the Czech National Symphony, as well as the Mariinsky Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. He has also partnered with such world-renowned soloists as Richard Goode, Gary Graffman, Gidon Kremer, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Garrick Ohlsson, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Mitsuko Uchida. His extensive touring schedule in the United States and Europe has included concerto performances with numerous major orchestras, including those of Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle, Baltimore, Montreal, Toronto, London, Paris, Israel, and Sydney, and collaborations with such distinguished conductors as Herbert Blomstedt, James Conlon, Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, André Previn, Gerard Schwarz, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Yuri Temirkanov and David Zinman. A winner of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Ignat Solzhenitsyn serves on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music. He has been featured on many radio and television specials, including CBS Sunday Morning and ABC's Nightline. Follow Ignat on Twitter here:https://www.twitter.com/isolzhSUPPORT ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/cliftonaduncan SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK: https://cliftonduncan.substack.com Intro/Outro: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/s...Support this podcast, as well as small business, by clicking the link below and enjoying some delicious Twin Engine Coffee, our first sponsor!

๏ Épisode 35 ๏ Mon premier mouvement est une affirmation de la virtuosité du soliste. Mon second mouvement est une confession d'une grande délicatesse qui fera l'admiration de Liszt autant que de Schumann. Mon troisième mouvement est un clin d'œil aux danses populaires polonaises. Mon tout est l'une des plus belles œuvres pour piano de l'époque romantique. Je suis…le Concerto pour piano n° 2 de Frédéric Chopin bien sûr ! Une partition brillante à découvrir dans ce podcast présenté par Charlotte Landru-Chandès. ▂

durée : 01:57:30 - En pistes ! du mardi 21 décembre 2021 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Oui, Noël approche à grand pas et à cette occasion, on vous parle du nouveau disque de la soprano Christiane Karg mais il y aura aussi Sheku et Isata Kanneh-Mason, Garrick Ohlsson et toujours Laurence Equilbey dans notre zoom de la semaine.

durée : 01:57:12 - En pistes ! du mardi 07 décembre 2021 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - La mezzo Marianne Crebassa fait son retour dans les bacs de disques avec un opus consacré à ses racines hispaniques. Retrouvez aussi Olivier Schneebeli et le Concerto Soave, le Doric String Quartet, Laurence Perkins et Garrick Ohlsson entre autres.

Conocemos al primer poeta para piano, Frédéric Chopin, compositor polaco recordado por sus exquisitas piezas para este instrumento de teclas. Si te gusta el piano, éste compositor te va a gustar.  Lo que vas a escuchar en este episodio: 00:35  3 Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 1 in A-Flat Major (Vivace), interpretado por Stephen Kovacevich. 04:33  4 Mazurkas, Op. 30: No. 3 in D-Flat Major (Allegro non troppo), interpretado por Ronald Smith. 06:04  Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 42 (Vivace), interpretado por Stephen Kovacevich.  09:48  3 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Andante), interpretado por Samson François.  10:37  Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre (Lento), interpretado por Mikhail Pletnev. 11:40  24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 in B-Flat Minor (Presto con fuoco), interpretado por Garrick Ohlsson.  12:35  12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolutionary" (Allegro con fuoco), interpretado por Andrei Gavrilov.  13:48  12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor (Presto), interpretado por Claudio Arrau.  14:08  12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 1 in C Major (Allegro), interpretado por Andrei Gavrilov.  14:31  12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 3 in F Major (Allegro), interpretado por Claudio Arrau.  16:16  3 Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major, "Valse Minute" (Molto vivace), interpretado por Ingrid Fliter. 15:32  12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major, "Tristesse" (Lento ma non troppo), interpretado por Andrei Gavrilov. 16:13  24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor (Allegro), interpretado por Garrick Ohlsson.  16:39  24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 19 in E-Flat Major (Vivace), interpretado por Garrick Ohlsson.    Si te gusta el episodio, califícalo en tu app favorita (Podcasts iTunes, iVoox, Spotify) o puedes dejar tu review. :)  No te pierdas ningún episodio. Súscríbete al newsletter en allegromagico.com/suscribirme.  Y si quieres aprender más sobre música clásica, aquí puedes comprar tu primera y fácil guía sobre este tipo de música: https://www.miguiademusicaclasica.com/  Síguenos en: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram y Pinterest.   

Tomorrow night, Saturday the 9th, the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra will begin its new season with a concert beginning at 8pm in the Tulsa PAC . It'll be the first time the TSO has performed in this space with an audience since the pandemic began (and masks as well as proof of COVID-19 vaccination -- or else proof of a negative COVID-19 test result -- will be required for entry). The evening will feature Shostakovich's Festive Overture, Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade, Liszt's Les Preludes, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), the last-named featuring the renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson. Our guest on ST is the distinguished guest conductor for this concert, Bramwell Tovey.

Tomorrow night, Saturday the 9th, the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra will begin its new season with a concert beginning at 8pm in the Tulsa PAC. It'll be the first time the TSO has performed in this space with an audience since the pandemic began (and masks as well as proof of COVID-19 vaccination -- or else proof of a negative COVID-19 test result -- will be required for entry). The evening will feature Shostakovich's Festive Overture, Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade, Liszt's Les Preludes, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), the last-named featuring the renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson. Our guest on ST is the distinguished guest conductor for this concert, Bramwell Tovey.

Join Kai Swanson as he converses with Quad City Symphony Orchestra Music Director Mark Russell Smith and world-renowned piano soloist, Garrick Ohlsson.  In this episode, we discuss the works featured on Masterworks I including Dudley Buck's Festival Overture on the American National Air, Samuel Barber's Piano Concerto, and The New World Symphony.  Purchase TicketsSupport the show Support the show (https://qcsymphony.secure.force.com/donate/?dfId=a0ni000000IEp9TAAT)

Frédéric Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G Minor was revolutionary for its time, and remains a jewel of the piano repertoire today. Touching on everything from Bellini to Cole Porter, poetry to politics, this episode reveals the potency of the piece's opening measures through the eyes (and hands) of acclaimed concert pianists Garrick Ohlsson, Emanuel Ax, Rebecca Penneys, Jerome Lowenthal, Gary Graffman, and Seymour Bernstein. Hosted and created by Lowry Yankwich. Produced by Benjamin Laude, tonebase.

"I listen to classical music very specifically because I need to be able to feel at the end of what I'm listening to like I'm able confront the darkest sides of what I'm experiencing as well. I feel comforted by Beethoven. I feel comforted by his ability to say something to me that cannot be said any other way. A sense of hopelessness that is not without giving us some worth." Violinist Jorja Fleezanis is here to talk music and the staying power of music, the spell it casts, over children and adults alike. From the first time she heard a violin record as a young child to right now, after a career of more than five decades-- what does music say to her today that it didn't then? How do the names she thinks of as the 'Mt. Rushmore' -- Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann -- sustain her and grow with her? And why is she currently listening to every song The Beatles ever recorded? Jorja and Daniel explore what it is to be in an orchestra, and how the will of the ensemble must rise above political and personal fractures. A longtime mentor, friend, and teacher of Daniel, the conversation goes in many directions-- and the emotions run high. Support Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk on Patreon. You will contribute to continued presentation of substantive interviews with the world's most compelling people. We believe that providing a platform for individual expression, free thought, and a diverse array of views is more important now than ever. For more information, visit talkingbeats.com Jorja Fleezanis is adjunct professor emerita of music in orchestral studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Fleezanis was concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1989 to 2009—the longest-tenured concertmaster in the orchestra's history and only the second woman in the U.S. to hold the title of concertmaster in a major orchestra when appointed. Prior to Minnesota, she was associate concertmaster with the San Francisco Symphony for eight years and a member of the Chicago Symphony. A devoted teacher, Fleezanis became an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota's School of Music in 1990. She has also enjoyed teaching roles with other organizations: as teacher and artist at the Round Top International Festival Institute in Texas (1990-2007); artist-in-residence at the University of California, Davis; guest artist and teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory, where she served on the faculty from 1981 to 1989; artist and mentor at the Music@Menlo Festival (2003-2008); teacher and coach at the New World Symphony (1988-present); and faculty of the Music Academy of the West since 2016. She has been a visiting teacher at the Boston Conservatory, The Juilliard School, The Shepherd School of Music, and Interlochen Academy and Summer Camp. She is also a frequent guest mentor at Britten Pears Center at Snape Maltings, England, in programs for both young musicians and professional orchestral violinists. Fleezanis has had a number of works commissioned for her, including by the Minnesota Orchestra with the John Adams Violin Concerto and Ikon of Eros by John Tavener, the latter recorded on Reference Records. Her recording of the complete violin sonatas of Beethoven with the French fortepianist Cyril Huvé was released in 2003 on the Cyprés label. Other recordings include Aaron Jay Kernis' Brilliant Sky, Infinite Sky on CRI, commissioned for Fleezanis by the Schubert Club, and, with Garrick Ohlsson, Stefan Wolpe's Violin Sonata for Koch International. Fleezanis studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music.

David Whitehill currently serves as the Executive Director of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra and the chair of division five orchestras in the League of American Orchestras. During his time with the Asheville Symphony, Whitehill started the Biennial Asheville Amadeus Festival, bringing in world-renowned pianists Emmanuel Ax, Garrick Ohlsson, and violinist Midori. Under his leadership,  the Asheville Symphony has also recorded with the Grammy Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers, Boyz II Men, and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thefortepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thefortepodcast/support

Violinist Gil Shaham talks with host Brian McCreath about the Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky, as well as the next chapter in his series of recordings of concertos from the 1930's, and pianist Garrick Ohlsson describes his deep relationship with music by Frederic Chopin.

Pianist James Rhodes presents a personal selection of music including works by Chopin, Saint-Saëns and Beethoven, and performances by Krystian Zimerman and Garrick Ohlsson. Plus extracts of Don Giovanni conducted by Teodor Currentzis. James is back with more choices next Saturday at 1pm.

Rob Kapilow takes you inside Haydn's London Symphony and What Makes It Great. Plus, pianist Garrick Ohlsson talks about Beethoven Emperor Concerto and wine.

The American Pianists Association and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra are partnering to bring award-winning pianists Garrick Ohlsson to Indianapolis this season. Sharon Gamble invited APA and ISO leaders Joel Harrison and Gary Ginstling to our studios to learn more. Travis DiNicola spoke with Traci Cromwell, director of collections and Rebecca Smith, director of education about the exhibition, Rad Science: Skatepark Physics, coming to the Indiana State Museum. The Indianapolis Society of the Classical Guitar is bringing master performers from around the world to Indianapolis this year. John Alvarado joined Sharon Gamble in our studio for this preview.

Bridge Records was founded in 1981 by the classical guitarist David Starobin, and his wife, the violinist, Becky Starobin. The company celebrates its 30th anniversary with a catalog of more than 400 CD and DVDs, as well as a music publishing arm and an artist management division. Both of the Starobin's children, Robert Starobin and Allegra Starobin, work for the company, as well as a staff of engineers, designers and allied personnel. Bridge now issues between 35 to 40 discs per year, across a broad spectrum of classical music, contemporary music and jazz. The Washington Post wrote that "Bridge is a company with a highly selectiveand consistently excellent catalog". It is this selectivity that has led to 25 Grammy nominations and numerous awards from the international critical press. New Orford String Quartet "String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887, Op. 161: I. Allegro molto moderato" (mp3) from "New Orford String Quartet performs Schubert and Beethoven" (Bridge Records, Inc.) Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumThe New Orford Quartet is a brilliant all-star group from Canada. The quartet includes the concertmasters of the Montreal and Toronto Symphonies. This is the debut recording of the New Orford- a recording which has been receiving rave reviews in the critical press. Susanna Phillips, Myra Huang "Poemes Pour Mi: VII. Les Deux guerriers" (mp3) from "Susanna Phillips: Paysages" (Bridge Records, Inc.) Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumSusanna Phillips is a spectacular young mezzo-soprano. Ms. Phillips is the winner of the Metropolitan Opera's 2010 Beverly Sills Award. Her solo debut recording on Bridge is called Paysages (Landscapes) and includes French songs by Messiaen, Debussy and Fauré. Here we listen to a track from Olivier Messiaen's magical song cycle Poemes pour Mi.The Budapest String Quartet "String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: IV. Presto" (mp3) from "Beethoven: The Early Quartets" (Bridge Records, Inc.) More On This AlbumOne of the special parts of the Bridge catalog is the company's historical recordings, many released by Bridge for the first time ever. These include 25 volumes of concerts played at the Library of Congress, between 1940 and the present day. Famous names on the Bridge series include George Szell, Leopold Stowkowski, Leontyne Price, Samuel Barber and the Budapest String Quartet. Here the Budapest String Quartet performs from a 1944 concert. Garrick Ohlsson "Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: IV. Allegro energico" (mp3) from "Garrick Ohlsson: Liszt Recital" (Bridge Records, Inc.) More On This AlbumBridge has a long history of recording many of today's leading soloists. Among pianists in the Bridge catalog you'll find names like Rudolf Serkin, Richard Goode, Peter Serkin and Garrick Ohlsson. Here we listen to Garrick Ohlsson's recent Liszt recording, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Liszt's birth.BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew David "Concerto In Pieces - Purcell Variations: I. Theme and Variation I, Vivace Maestoso" (mp3) from "Concertos of Melinda Wagner and Poul Ruders" (Bridge Records, Inc.) Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumBBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew David "Concerto In Pieces - Purcell Variations: II. Variation II, Vivace Scherzando" (mp3) from "Concertos of Melinda Wagner and Poul Ruders" (Bridge Records, Inc.) Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumAmong the strengths of the Bridge catalog is a strong commitment to finding the leading composers of our own time, and recording large portions of their catalog. The Danish composer Poul Ruders has become known for his operas and orchestral music, much of which has been recorded on Bridge. Here we listen to his "Concerto in Pieces", played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.Joseph Alessi, Susan Narucki, George Crumb, Paul Cesarczyk, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra "Star-Child: IV. Musica Apocalyptica" (mp3) from "George Crumb Edition, Vol. 3" (Bridge Records, Inc.) Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumThe composer George Crumb celebrated his 80th birthday last year. Bridge has a particularly close relationship with Crumb, and is involved in recording the great American composer's complete output. Here we listen to the "Dies Irae" from Crumb's massive orchestral work, "Star-Child." This recording was a Grammy winner!Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg "Requiebros" (mp3) from "Clara Rockmore's Lost Theremin Album" (Bridge Records, Inc.) Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This AlbumEclectic titles are also a part of the Bridge catalog, and what could be more eclectic than a recording of classical masterpieces on the Theremin! Here we listen to the superb performer Clara Rockmore with an eerily beautiful rendition of Requiebros by Gaspar Cassado, accompanied by pianist Nadia Reisenberg.

The NAC Orchestra has from its very early years been known outside the boundaries of Canada. In its third year of life, it made a triumphant debut in New York City. From there touring to Asia, Europe, the rest of the US and South America have won it friends and admirers. Recordings have also been part of the NAC Orchestra's international reputation, as have great virtuosos who have come to play at the NAC and then gone away again, singing the orchestra's praises. We hear from Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Garrick Ohlsson, among others. At the end of this program, we look to the future and see the “decade of magic” continuing.