We were playing catch up celebrating several birthdays when tragic events forced us to focus on Poland and its contribution to the world of classical music. In the mean time, yet another birthday of a great composer has passed: Sergei Rachmaninov was born on April 1, 1873. So today we’ll play some music we planned to present earlier, along with some Rachmaninov. We’ll start with Pablo Sarasate, the Spanish violinist and composer; his Playera is performed by Albert Markov. The Hungarian Béla Bartók was one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He was often inspired by regional folk music, both Hungarian and Romanian. We’ll hear a rather unusual performance: Michel Tirabosco is a virtuoso player on Pan Pipes. He’ll perform Six Romanian Popular Songs accompanied by the guitarist Antonio Dominguez. Some day we’ll dedicate a program to Sergei Rachmaninov. But today, as a token, we’ll play his Prelude Op. 32, No. 5, in G Major in Jeffrey Biegel’s interpretation. To listen, click here.
April 19, 2010.
We were playing catch up celebrating several birthdays when tragic events forced us to focus on Poland and its contribution to the world of classical music. In the mean time, yet another birthday of a great composer has passed: Sergei Rachmaninov was born on April 1, 1873. So today we’ll play some music we planned to present earlier, along with some Rachmaninov. We’ll start with Pablo Sarasate, the Spanish violinist and composer; his Playera is performed by Albert Markov. The Hungarian Béla Bartók was one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He was often inspired by regional folk music, both Hungarian and Romanian. We’ll hear a rather unusual performance: Michel Tirabosco is a virtuoso player on Pan Pipes. He’ll perform Six Romanian Popular Songs accompanied by the guitarist Antonio Dominguez. Some day we’ll dedicate a program to Sergei Rachmaninov. But today, as a token, we’ll play his Prelude Op. 32, No. 5, in G Major in Jeffrey Biegel’s interpretation. To listen, click here.