Podcast appearances and mentions of peter serkin

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Composer and Dean and Director of the Music Division at The Juilliard School, David Serkin Ludwig talks about the opportunities and challenges at The Juilliard School, with its 850 plus students in music, drama, and dance. He discusses issues of equity and diversity at the school and in “classical” music as well as his longstanding commitment to a more inclusive music community and the importance of creating a vibrant culture of new music. We also talk about his own musical lineage which goes back seven generations and includes his grandfather Rudolph Serkin and his uncle Peter Serkin—both extraordinary pianists. We discuss his composing-- what inspires him, how he works—his teaching, and how each energizes the other. We chat about the upcoming season at Juilliard (some 700 events-- most free or at a reduced rate) and his vision for the school five years down the road. We'd love to know your thoughts--email us at artworkspod@arts.gov.

Composer and Dean and Director of the Music Division at The Juilliard School, David Serkin Ludwig talks about the opportunities and challenges at The Juilliard School, with its 850 plus students in music, drama, and dance. He discusses issues of equity and diversity at the school and in “classical” music as well as his longstanding commitment to a more inclusive music community and the importance of creating a vibrant culture of new music. We also talk about his own musical lineage which goes back seven generations and includes his grandfather Rudolph Serkin and his uncle Peter Serkin—both extraordinary pianists. We discuss his composing-- what inspires him, how he works—his teaching, and how each energizes the other. We chat about the upcoming season at Juilliard (some 700 events-- most free or at a reduced rate) and his vision for the school five years down the road. We'd love to know your thoughts--email us at artworkspod@arts.gov.

Synopsis We tend to think of the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak as a 19th century composer – but he lived a few years into the 20th and one of his major works, his opera “Rusalka,” had its premiere in Prague on today's date in 1901. We also think of Dvorak as primarily a composer of symphonies and chamber works, but forget that in his final years, Dvorak devoted himself chiefly to opera – and for reasons that might surprise us today. In a 1904 interview, given just two months before his death, Dvorak said:  “Over the past five years I have written nothing but operas. I wanted to devote all my powers, as long as the dear Lord gives me health, to the creation of opera … because I consider opera to be the most suitable medium for the Czech nation and the widest audience, whereas if I compose a symphony I might have to wait years before it is performed.” Dvorak was gratified that his opera “Rusalka” was a big success at its 1901 premiere and would subsequently become one of his most popular works with Czech audiences, but ironically, outside Czech-speaking lands, most of his other operas, unlike his symphonies, are rarely performed. Music Played in Today's Program Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904) — O Silver Moon, fr Rusalka (Renée Fleming, soprano; London Symphony; Sir Georg Solti, cond.) London 455 760 On This Day Births 1732 - Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn, in Rohrau; 1872 - Russian ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev, in Gruzino, Novgorod district (Julian date: Mar. 19); Deaths 1880 - Polish composer and violinist Henryk Wieniawski, age 44, in Moscow; 1901 - British composer Sir John Stainer, age 60, in Verona, Italy; Premieres 1723 - Handel: Concerto in F (HWV 331) (Julian date: March 20); 1739 - Handel: Organ Concerto in A (HWV 296a) (Julian date: March 20); 1745 - Rameau: opera-ballet, "Platée," at Versailles; 1784 - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 16 in D, K. 451, in Vienna, with composer as soloist; 1794 - Haydn: Symphony No. 100 ("Military"), conducted by the composer on his 62nd birthday, at the Hanover-Square Concert Rooms in London; 1841 - R. Schumann: Symphony No. 1 ("Spring"), by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn conducting; 1901 - Dvorák: opera "Rusalka," in Prague at the National Theater; 1913 - Webern: "Six Pieces" for orchestra, in Vienna; 1932 - Chávez: ballet "Horsepower," in Philadelphia; 1947 - Ulysses Kay: "Short Overture," in New York City; 1949 - William Grant Still: opera "Troubled Island," in New York City; 1951 - R. Strauss: "Munich Waltz," posthumously in Vienna; This music was originally written for the 1939 film; 1961 - Françaix: "L'Horloge de Flore," by oboist John de Lancie, and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting; 2001 - Peter Lieberson: Piano Quintet, at Carnegie Hall, by pianist Peter Serkin with the Orion String Quartet; Others 1837 - Franz Liszt and Sigismond Thalberg, the two reigning virtuosi of their day, perform a sort of pianistic "duel" at a benefit concert in aid of Italian refuguees at the Parisian salon of Princess Cristina Belgiojso-Trivulzio. Links and Resources On Antonin Dvořák Video of Renee Fleming singing "Song to the Moon," from "Rusalka"

Synopsis One of the finest music schools in the world opened its doors in Philadelphia on today's date in 1924. The Curtis Institute of Music was founded with a $12 million dollar grant from Mary Louise Curtis Bok. For many decades, that initial grant provided full scholarships for all Curtis students. According to Mrs. Bok, “The aim is for quality of work rather than quick, showy results." Distinguished Curtis alumni have included performers like Hilary Hahn, Peter Serkin, and Richard Goode. And here's an impressive statistic: today Curtis alumni occupy nearly 25% of the principal desk positions in the top five American symphony orchestras. Curtis also graduated many famous composers as well, including Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, and Ned Rorem. To help celebrate its 75th anniversary in 1999, the Curtis Institute commissioned a new orchestral work from the American composer Jennifer Higdon, who had joined the school's faculty. Her “Blue Cathedral” was premiered by the Curtis Symphony in the spring of 2000. Higdon says her music is like “a story that commemorates living and passing through places of knowledge and of sharing – and of that song called life.” That description seems to fit the Curtis Institute as well. Music Played in Today's Program Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) — Blue Cathedral (Atlanta Symphony; Robert Spano, cond.) Telarc 80596

Geïnspireerd door Beethoven b: Max Reger en Camille Saint-Saëns.   1. Bagatelle op. 119 no. 11: Andante ma non troppo in Bes Alfred Brendel, piano. 2. Max Reger: Variaties en fuga over een thema van Beethoven, op. 86. Peter Serkin; Andras Schiff, 2 piano’s. 3. Menuet van Beethoven’s Piano Sonate No. 18 (“Jacht”). Op 31 […]

durée : 01:57:56 - Adam, Marcello, Serkin et Bloch - par : François-Xavier Szymczak - Dans l' Eté classique matinal toute cette semaine, François-Xavier Szymczak s'appuiera chaque jour sur des dates anniversaires de naissance et de décès... ce matin il rendra hommage à Adolphe Adam, Benedetto Marcello, Peter Serkin et Ernest Bloch. - réalisé par : Lionel Quantin

Being in a quartet is like being in a marriage, says Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, violist and founding member of the world renowned award-winning Dover Quartet & our guest for Episode 5 of the So This Is My Why Podcast. Holding dual citizenship in the US and the Netherlands, Milena considers herself to have grown up “a little bit of everywhere” including in Oxford (UK), Baltimore and Jacksonville. Her father taught her the piano before, feeling fed up with the instrument, she chose the violin as her next musical endeavour. An instrument she picked up after hearing a musician busk on the streets of Oxford. At the age of 10 years old, having moved back to Jacksonville by then, she picked up the trombone and also (eagerly!) volunteered to play the viola when her younger brother wanted to form a quartet. We explore all that including a pivotal moment in the summer of 2005, where she met and learned from Michael Klotz, violist of Amernet Quartet & her first viola teacher, at the Bowdoin International Music Festival. A meeting that resulted in her “ sudden immersion in the viola world ”. *Curtis Institute of Music* We also discuss the considerations she had in place when applying for music schools and how she dropped all other applications the moment she got into her dream school - the Curtis Institute of Music! There, she studied with the likes of Michael Tree (of the Guarneri Quartet) & Roberto Diaz (President & CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music). It was also at Curtis that the members of what would be the Dover Quartet came together - not unlike the tentative start of a budding relationship! They bonded so well, one of their teachers, Shmuel Ashkenasi (Vermeer Quartet) asked them, “Have you considered getting married (to each other)?” because you're always together. To which Milena said: We could not have been more giddy than when he said that to us because we had looked up to him so much and he notoriously is one of the most demanding coaches we've ever had. And so to get that kind of encouragement from someone we looked up to… I think that definitely had a huge thing to do with our morale and decision to be kind of brave enough to commit to one another. From there, they decided to show “commitment” to each other by attending the graduate residency program at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music as a quartet. *Realities of Life As a String Quartet Member* The life of a string quartet member is so very unique & some of the things we explore include: * What is your schedule like as a string quartet? How often are you on the road? * What was it like participating in competitions (e.g. Fischoff Competition) and in particular, your memories of those incredible wins at the Banff Competition 2013 which launched the Dover Quartet into the spotlight? * Importance of competitions to the careers of string quartets * Ways of dealing with disagreements between quartet members, particularly in musical interpretations of pieces * Managing personal space while on the road; * Staying in touch with loved ones while on the road * Collaborations with other musicians & how that comes about * Giving live performances versus making studio recordings; * The role of social media & the power of collaborations - e.g. with Avi Avital, Edgar Meyer, Ray Chen, Roomful of Teeth & the Brooklyn Duo; * The Importance of public speaking as a means of connecting with the audience; * Dealing with concert reviews * Giving back to the community through Music For Food ( https://musicforfood.net/index.php/artist/dover-quartet/ ) ; and * “Balancing” a solo career with being in a quartet. *String Instruments* As the instrument itself is so important to a musician, we talk about: * The two violas she plays on & their different purposes * Modern v old instruments - which is better? Does it even matter? * How do you choose your violin? * Are violins with an unknown maker a good investment? * Impact of COVID-19 on her personal life & the life of the Dover Quartet *Role of Parents in a Child's Education* For parents with young kids or those thinking of pursuing music, we also deal with questions on: * Should all children be exposed to music / have music lessons? * How should parents handle children who don't want to practice, especially if they want to just quit after trying it for a short while? * At what age should a child learn a musical instrument? * What should people looking to pursue music think about & do? *Show notes:* https://www.sothisismywhy.com/5/ ** *Official Bio of the Dover Quartet* The phenomenal Dover Quartet catapulted to international stardom following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff Competition, at which they won every prize. Named the Cleveland Quartet Award-winner, and honored with the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Dover has become one of the most in-demand ensembles in the world. The Quartet's rise from up-and-coming young ensemble to occupying a spot at the top of their field has been “practically meteoric” ( Strings ). With its burnished warmth, incisive rhythms, and natural phrasing, the Quartet's distinctive sound has helped confirm its status as “the young American string quartet of the moment” ( New Yorker ). The Quartet serves as the quartet-in-residence for the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University, Chamber Music Northwest, Artosphere, the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, and Peoples' Symphony in New York, and was recently named the first-ever quartet-in-residence for the Kennedy Center. In 2018-19 the Dover Quartet performs more than a hundred concerts around North America, including performances at the Kennedy Center, San Francisco Performances, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Spivey Hall, Boston's Celebrity Series, the Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and Carnegie Hall. In addition, the Dover's season features tours of Hong Kong, Europe, and Australia, collaborations with Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Peter Serkin, Anthony McGill, and Roomful of Teeth, and premieres of new works by Caroline Shaw and Matan Porat. The Quartet was thrilled to be invited by the maverick filmmaker and cultural icon David Lynch to be featured at his Los Angeles Festival of Disruption. Cedille Records released the Quartet's sophomore album, entitled Voices of Defiance: 1943, 1944, 1945 in October 2017. The recording takes listeners on a powerful journey through works written during World War II by Viktor Ullmann, Dimitri Shostakovich, and Simon Laks. The 2016-17 season saw the release of its all-Mozart debut recording on the Cedille label, a nod to the 1965 debut album of the Guarneri Quartet, whose founding violist, the late Michael Tree, joined the Dover Quartet on the recording. In addition, the group has participated in three complete Beethoven quartet cycles, including the University at Buffalo's famous “Slee Cycle” – which has presented annual Beethoven quartet cycles since 1955 and has featured the likes of the Budapest, Guarneri, and Cleveland Quartets – and will record the cycle over the next three seasons. The group's world-class collaborators have included pianists Anne-Marie McDermott, Emanuel Ax, Marc-André Hamelin, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Peter Serkin, and Jon Kimura Parker; violists Roberto Díaz and Cynthia Phelps; bassist Edgar Meyer; and the Pacifica and Escher Quartets. In the spring of 2016, the Dover Quartet was recognized with the Hunt Family Award, one of the inaugural Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Awards, and in past years has taken top prizes at the Fischoff Competition and the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition. All four Quartet members are consummate solo artists: first violinist Joel Link took first prize at the Menuhin Competition; violinist Bryan Lee and violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt have appeared as soloists with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Tokyo Philharmonic, respectively; and cellist Camden Shaw released a solo album debut on the Unipheye Music label. As Strad observes, “With their exceptional interpretative maturity, tonal refinement, and taut ensemble,” the Dover Quartet is “pulling away from their peers.” Hailed as “the next Guarneri Quartet” ( Chicago Tribune ), the Dover Quartet draws from the lineage of that distinguished ensemble, as well that of the Cleveland and Vermeer Quartets; its members studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, where they were mentored extensively by Shmuel Ashkenasi, James Dunham, Norman Fischer, Kenneth Goldsmith, Joseph Silverstein, Arnold Steinhardt, Michael Tree, and Peter Wiley. It was at Curtis that the Quartet first formed, and its name pays tribute to Dover Beach by fellow Curtis alumnus Samuel Barber. The group has since returned for residencies to Rice in 2011-13, and to Curtis, where it became the conservatory's first Quartet-in-Residence, in 2013-14. In addition, in 2015 the Dover was appointed the first Resident Ensemble of Peoples' Symphony Concerts in the 116-year history of New York City's oldest concert series. The Dover Quartet is dedicated to sharing its music with under-served communities and is actively involved with Music for Food, an initiative enabling musicians to raise resources and awareness in the fight against hunger. The Dover Quartet plays on the following instruments: *Joel Link* : Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris circa 1857, on loan by Desirée Ruhstrat *Bryan Lee* : Riccardo Antoniazzi, Milan 1904 *Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt* : Michele Deconet, Venice, 1780, the ‘Kroyt,' generously on loan from the grandson of Boris Kroyt of the Budapest Quartet *Camden Shaw:* Frank Ravatin, France, 2010

Remembering Willie Wood, Jack Burns, Mary Higgins Clark, Peter SerkinWillie Wood was the Hall of Fame safety for the legendary Green Bay Packer teams of the 1960’s. His interception and long return in Super Bowl I remains one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl history. Jack Burns was the comedian and writer who was part of two great comedy duos – first with George Carlin and later with Avery Schreiber. Mary Higgins Clark was the novelist who specialized in suspense stories. She wrote over 50 best sellers in her career. Peter Serkin was the classical pianist who carried on in the family tradition of his father, Rudolf Serkin.

durée : 01:58:29 - Relax ! du mardi 04 février 2020 - par : Lionel Esparza - Nous rendons hommage au pianiste américain Peter Serkin, disparu samedi 1er février à l'âge de 72 ans. On parle aussi du nouveau disque de Marc Mauillon, et notre légende du jour est la version des Quatre derniers Lieder de Richard Strauss par Gundula Janowitz & Herbert von Karajan, une merveille ! - réalisé par : Antoine Courtin

durée : 00:04:57 - Classique info du lundi 03 février 2020 - par : Sofia Anastasio - Un record pour la Folle Journée de Nantes ; les représentations ont repris à l’Opéra de Paris ; à Rome, le Conservatoire Sainte Cécile a suspendu les cours de ses élèves asiatiques ; Peter Serkin nous a quittés samedi dernier ; le Brexit inquiète le chef Simon Rattle.

durée : 01:58:43 - Zig Zag du samedi 17 février 2018 - par : Renaud Machart - ## Programme musical **Dowland:** _Lachrimae Gementes_ Ensemble John Holloway ECM New Series 481 0430 **Gabriel Dupont** (1878-1914): _Les heures dolentes _Emile Naoumoff (piano) **Toru Takemitsu:** _Quotation Of Dream_ Paul Crossley & Peter Serkin (piano) London Sinfonietta Oliver Knussen (direction) DG 4534952 **Karl Amadeus Hartmann** (1905-1963): Streichquartett Nr. 2 Zehetmair Quartett ECM 4763942 **Gabriel Dupont:** _La maison dans les dunes_ (extraits) Marie Catherine Girod (piano) 3D classics 3D 8020 - réalisé par : Pierre Willer

Chinese composer Bright Sheng grew up hearing traditional Chinese music but became fascinated by Western classical music. As a composer, he's forged a highly successful career blending both sound worlds into a fascinatingly distinctive sonic identity. Bright Sheng: H'un Lacerations (excerpt) New York Chamber Symphony/Gerard Schwartz Sheng: Dance Capriccio Shanghai Quartet; Peter Serkin, p. Sheng: Three Chinese Love Songs “Blue Flower” “At the Hillside Where Horses are Running” “The Stream Flows” Lisa Saffer, soprano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Bright Sheng, piano Sheng: The Blazing Mirage Hong Kong Philharmonic/Sheng; Trey Lee, cello Sheng: String Quartet No. 4, Silent Temple, III Shanghai Quartet

VIDEO: Richard and Mika Stoltzman play in the WQXR Cafe Richard Stoltzman really wants to feel that he's connecting with his audiences – even if it means resorting to nudity. In an interview with Naomi Lewin, the veteran clarinetist at first rebuffed a question about a mid-concert streaking incident from his past. But the interrogation began with a remark he made before his WQXR Café Concert, which featured jazzy duets with his wife, the marimba player Mika Stoltzman. In introducing the concert, Stoltzman recalled a recent school outreach performance, in which he found himself before a room of distracted students, all glued to their iPhones and other electronic devices. "First of all, you don’t perform until you have the attention of the people who you are going to perform for,” Stoltzman explained. "These kids, they came because they were told to. And nobody told them, ‘by the way, take off your earphones and don’t use your cellphones.’” The clarinetist has long been known for getting audiences to pay attention through non-traditional means, particularly through occasional crossover projects with artists like Judy Collins, Wayne Shorter, Mel Tormé, Gary Burton and George Shearing. His latest such effort, which he calls "New Genre," takes place on Thursday at Weill Recital Hall and features a host of jazz artists including Mika Stoltzman, whom he married last year. But there was a moment, in a 1974 concert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, that has entered clarinet lore. After some pressing by Lewin, Stoltzman explained why he decided to streak naked across the stage. "It was a very frustrating motivation, having played these great concerts with Felix Galimir,” Stoltzman said, referring to the great Viennese violinist. “We were playing the Adagio from Alban Berg’s Kammerkonzert. We were playing in a very establishment kind of chamber music concert and I know how hard we had worked on the Alban Berg piece.” Stoltzman and his colleagues had barely left the stage before the applause had ended. “I saw Felix backstage and he looked so slumped over. Here I am in my own city. Here we were playing these great composers and the response is so dispiriting – there was no visceral reaction from the audience. Are they alive? What’s going on here?” “So that’s what got me started.” The incident was hardly covered in the local news media, and aside from a 1979 article in People magazine, it has seldom been mentioned since. But to a large extent, it was indicative of Stoltzman’s free-spirited early years, when he was a member of TASHI, classical music's answer to a progressive rock supergroup. Also comprised of violinist Ida Kavafian, pianist Peter Serkin and cellist Fred Sherry, the quartet's members shunned ties and gowns for ponytails and love beads (its name is a Tibetan word meaning "good fortune.") Like a '70s rock band, TASHI had a reunion tour, in 2008, which Stoltzman recalls fondly. “Our first one was in Portland,” he said. “I saw it was packed with all people that looked like me, with gray hair. Some of the guys still had headbands and they had their LPs with them. They wanted us to sign their LPs. “I thought, 'this is unbelievable.' We sat down and they wouldn’t stop clapping. I think they were clapping more for themselves than for us. I think they felt like, ‘we went through a lot. We love music and we wanted to have our own champions and people who carried the torch that we believed in and you guys did it.’" Video: Amy Pearl; Sound: Edward Haber; Text & Production: Brian Wise

In his Notations, Pierre Boulez composed twelve short piano miniatures that contain a cosmos of sound and potentiality. After decades at the helm of the avant-garde, Boulez has set to work unlocking those inner possibilities through thoughtful orchestration and elaboration. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Olivier Messaien: Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus, Mvt. II, Peter Serkin, Piano Anton Von Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27, Mvt. III, Peter Serkin, Piano Pierre Boulez: Twelve Notations for Piano, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano Luigi Nono: Il Canto Sospeso Karlheinz Stockhausen: Klavierstücke, Mvt. III,Herbert Henk, Piano Boulez: Notations for Orchestra, I-IV Vienna Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor Boulez: Notations for Orchestra, IV, VIILyon National Orchestra; David Robertson, conductor

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.