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Friday Listening: November 25, 2022

Friday Listening: November 25, 2022
Agnes Pelton, Sea Change (1931)
  • "Lost in Venice" - music from Vivaldi, Veracini, and Marcello, played with virtuosity by early music ensemble Infermi d'Amore
  • "Mirrored" - French pianist Vanessa Wagner plays a collection of poignant, minimalistic works by Glass, Muhly, Sakamoto, Dalibert, and more; listen for the negative space in this music
  • "Saint-Saëns & Taneyev" - piano quartets from well-known Camille Saint-Saëns and lesser-known composer Sergei Taneyev
  • "American Stories" - clarinetist Anthony McGill and the Pacifica Quartet unite for a compelling album of works by American composers Richard Danielpour, Ben Shirley, James Lee III, and Valerie Coleman

American composer Ned Rorem passed away on November 18. To get to know his music, listen to the great pianist Leon Fleisher play his 3 Barcarolles, or to the Atlanta Symphony take on his String Symphony.