Playlist 29 April

Artist. Piece. Composer. CD title. Release date. Label.

Gidon Kremer w/ Kremerata Baltica. David’s Lamentation; Kaddish-Prelude; Penultimate Kaddish; Postlude The Luminous Lament. Giedrius Kuprevicius. Songs of Fate. 2024. ECM New Series

Joseph Moog & Andreas Mader. Rapsodie. Claude Debussy. Walking the Dog. 2024. Naive

Upland Trio. Trio No. 13 for Clarinet, Cello & Piano. I: Passacaglia. Rick Sowash: Voyageurs. 2024. Upland Trio

James Barbagallo. Twelve Virtuoso Studies Op 16. Edward MacDowell. American Classics: MacDowell’s Piano Music, Vol. 3. 1999. Naxos

Pro Arte Quartet. Quartet for Strings. Walter Mays. With Samuel Rhodes, Viola. 2003. Albany

Lorraine Vaillancourt & Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne. Millefoglie. Barbara Kolb. Barbara Kolb – Millefoglie and Other Works. 1992. New World Records

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Extinguished Torches. Ernest Pingoud. Aurora Borealis. 1999. Ondine

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. John Harbison. Works by John Harbison and Ezra Laderman. 1991. New World

Playlist 22 April

Artist. Piece. Composer. CD title. Release date. Label

Upland Trio. Trio No. 11 for Clarinet, Cello & Piano. Rick Sowash. Rick Sowash: Voyageurs. 2024. Kickshaw Records

London Philharmonic Orchestra. Trajectories. Irwin Bazelon. Music of Irwin Bazelon. 1992. Troy Albany

Pro Arte String Quartet. Quintet. Samuel Rhodes. With Samuel Rhodes, Viola. 2003. Albany

Stephen Taylor & Allen Blustine. Suite im Hexachord. Stepfan Wolpe. Stefan Wolpe. 1993. Bridge

The London Symphony Orchestra cond. Michael Tilson Thomas. The Four Sections: I. Strings. Steve Reich. The Four Sections. 1990. Elektra Nonesuch

Chilingirian Quartet. The Hidden Treasure. John Tavener. Tavener: The Last Sleep of the Virgin. 1994. Virgin Classics

Boris Berman. Mysterious Adventure. John Cage. American Classics: Cage – Music for Prepared Piano, Vol. 2. 2001. Naxos

National Choir of Ukraine & National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Requiem for Larissa:. Valentin Silvestrov. Requiem for Larissa. 2004. ECM

Playlist April 15

Artist. Piece. Composer. CD title. Release date. Label

Pro Arte Quartet & Samuel Rhodes, viola. Quintet. Roge Sessions. Pro Arte String Quartet with Samuel Rhodes, viola. 2003. Albany

James Barbagallo. Sonata No 4 “Keltic” Op 59. Edward MacDowell. American Classics: MacDowell’s Piano Music, Vol. 3. 1999. Naxos

National Choir of Ukraine & National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Requiem for Larissa: IV, V. Valentin Silvestrov. Requiem for Larissa. 2004. ECM

Kronos Quartet. Hunting: Gathering (String Quartet No. 2). Kevin Volans. Kevin Volans – Hunting: Gathering (String Quartet No. 2) – Single. 1991. Elektra Nonesuch

Harold Farberman, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Maurice Murphy. Spires. Irwin Bazelon. Music of Irwin Bazelon. 2006. Albany Records

Edmund Niemann & Jonathan Haas. Solitaire. Barbara Kolb. Millefoglie and Other Works. 1992. New World

Michael Boriskin. Music for Piano. Irving Fine. Fine, Menotti, Ruggles & Shapero: Piano Works. 1991. New World Records

Chilingirian Quartet. The Last Sleep of the Virgin – A veneration for string quartet and handbells. John Tavener. Tavener: The Last Sleep of the Virgin. 1994. Virgin Classics

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Piece in Three Parts. Stepan Wolpe. Stefan Wolpe. 1993. Bridge

Playlist April 8

Artist. Piece. Composer. CD title. Release date. Label

Yvonne Loriod, piano; Jeanne Loriod, Onde Martenot; Orchestre de la Bastille cond. Myung Whun Chung. Turangalila-Symphonie. Olivier Messiaen. Messiaen Turangalila Symphonie. 1991. Deutsche Grammophon

Duo Gazzana. Theme et variations for violin and piano. Olivier Messiaen. Ravel – Franck – Ligeti – Messiaen. 2018. ECM New Series

Stephen Prutsman & Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Samuel Barber. Barber Piano Concertos. 2001. Naxos

John Ogden & Brenda Lucas. Visions de l’Amen I, II. Olivier Messiaen. Messiaen: Visions de l’Amen. 2006. Explore Records

The Kat Trio. Trio for violin, clarinet and piano. Aram Khachaturian. The Kat Trio Classics. 2009. Earth Records

Kathryn Scott & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. The Piano Concerto. Michael Nyman. Nyman The Piano Concerto. 1994. Decca

The Kat Trio. Serenade for Three: Songs. Peter Schickele. The Kat Trio Classics. 2009. Earth Records

Playlist April 1

Artist. Piece. Composer. CD title. Release date. Label.

Charles Curtis & Aleck Karis. Patterns in a Chromatic Field. Morton Feldman. Patterns in a Chromatic Field. 2004. Tzadik

Andras Schiff. An Overgrown Path. Leos Janacek. Leos Janacek A Recollection. 2001. ECM New Series

Erin Keefe. Sonata for Solo Violin Op 31 No 1. Paul Hindemith. Erin Keefe Violinist. 2009. erinkeefeviolin

Keith Jarrett. 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: No. 1 in C Major. Dmitri Shostakovich. Dmitri Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87. 1992. ECM New Series

Henning Kraggerud. Violin Concerto Op 33. Carl Nielsen. Halvorsen Nielsen Violin Concertos. 2017. Naxos

Paolo Carlini & Mauro Castellano. Solo for piano with bassoon. John Cage. John Cage Silvano Bussotti. 1995. materiali sonori

Playlist 25 March

Artist. Song. Composer. CD title. Release date. Label

Zodiac Trio. Visions from the Aboriginal Dreamtime. Andrew List. Dreamtime. 2016. Blue Griffin Recording, Inc.

Pražák Quartet. String Quartet No. 14 in F-Sharp Major. Dmitry Shostakovich. Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 14 & 15, Two Pieces, Op. 36. 2014. Praga Digitals

Margaret Herlehy & Rob Haskins. Variations for Oboe & Piano. Scott Pender. Scott Pender: Music for Woodwinds. 2017. Navona

Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra. Symphony of Light. Carson Cooman. In Beauty Walking. 2014. Diversions LLC

Calidore String Quartet. String Quartet No 5. Bela Bartok. Music@Menlo Live: Creative Capitals, Vol. 5. 2019. Music@Menlo Live

Joshua McGuire & Jennifer McGuire. Six Miniature for the Sea. Michael K. Slayton. Sursum. 2016. Navona

Andras Schiff. In the Mist. Leos Janacek. Leos Janacek: A Recollection. 2001. ECM New Series

Trio de l’île. Trio for piano, violin & cello in F sharp minor. Arno Babadjanian. Babadjanian, Chebotaryan & Piazzolla: Piano Trios. 2020. Divine Art

Rambert Orchestra. Quark Dances. Cheryl Frances-Hoad. Stolen Rhythm. 2017. Champs Hill

Playlist 18 March

Version 1.0.0

Artist. Piece. Composer. CD title. Release date. Label

Lincoln Trio. Trio Cavany. Joan Tower. Notable Women. 2011. Cedille

Jennifer Koh & Shai Wosner. First Sonata for Violin and Piano. Bela Bartok. Signs, games + message. 2013. Cedille

Benda Quartet. String Quartet No. 2: II. Midnight. Paul Halley. Quadrants, Vol. 5. 2024. Navona

CCPA Chamber Orchestra with Markand Thakar. Shadow. Stacy Garrop. Mythology Symphony. 2015. Cedille

Lincoln Trio. Seven for piano trio. Stacy Garrop. Notable Women. 2011. Cedille

Jennifer Koh. Lachen Verlernt. Esa-Pekka Salonen. Rhapsodic Musings. 2009. Cedille

Benda Quartet. The Darkening Green. Michael Murray. Quadrants, Vol. 5. 2024. Navona

William Horne. Trio for Flute, Alto Saxophone, and Piano II: Simply and reflectively. William Horne. CHAMBER MUSIC OF WILLIAM HORNE, Vol. III. 2024. Blue Griffin

William Horne. Sonata for alto saxophone & piano I: Not too fast. William Horne. CHAMBER MUSIC OF WILLIAM HORNE, Vol. III. 2024. Blue Griffin

CCPA Chamber Orchestra with Markand Thakar. Mythology Symphony II: Penelope Waits. Stacy Garrop. Mythology Symphony. 2015. Cedille Records

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Richard Strauss. Momentum. 2005. WCO Records

Hannah Assario-Berry. Sonata for Solo Cello Op 8 II: Adagio. Zoltan Kodaly. Scordatura. 2016. addarioberry com

Playlist March 4

Artist. Piece. Composer. CD title. Date released. Label

Gabriel Vicens. Mural. Gabriel Vicens. Mural.  Stradivarius

Jacob Greenberg. Ghostlight. Nathan Davis. Bright Codes. 2021. Tundra

Frances-Marie Uitti & Munchener Kammerorchester. Natura Renovatur. Giacinto Scelsi. Natura Renovatur. 2006. ECM

Kronos Quartet. Escalay (“Waterwheel”). Hamza el Din. Pieces of Africa. 1992. Nonesuch

London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult. Sinfonia Antarctica. Ralph Vaughan Williams. Sinfonia Antartica. 1987. EMI

Nuné Melik. Crane ; Striding, beaming. Komitas Vardapet. Hidden Treasure. 2017. Nuné Melik

Tianwa Yang & Markus Hadulla. Homenaje a Rossini, Op. 2. Pablo Sarasate. Sarasate: Violin and Piano Music, Vol. 2. 2007. Naxos

David Di Ienno. Rapsodia Metropolitana. Raffaele Bellafronte. Bellafronte: Guitar Works. 2015. Tactus

Lincoln Trio. Piano Trio: III. Allegro vigoroso. Rebecca Clarke. Trios from Our Homelands. 2016. Cedille

Wu Han, Arnold Sussmann et al. Piano Quintet in g minor III: Largo. Sergei Taneyev. Russian Reflections v 6. 2016. music@menlo

Ani Aznavoorian & Lera Auerbach. 24 Preludes for violoncello and piano. Lera Auerbach. Celloquy. 2013. Cedille

Ilya Yakushev at Farley’s House of Pianos

The Warwick Advertiser

The man never stops. Having barely escaped a snowstorm in in Colorado the night before, Ilya Yakushev arrived in Madison just in time to teach an afternoon masterclass before his fifth performance for the Salon Piano Series.

Ilya Yakushev won his first prize at age 12 at a Young Artists Concerto Competition in his native St. Petersburg. In 1997, he received the Mayor of St. Petersburg’s Young Talents award and, in 1998, the Russian Federation’s Minister of Culture presented him the National Award for Excellence in Performance.

Yakushev’s February 17 Salon program enthralled the packed audience with masterpieces from Austria and Russia: Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Prokofiev. He introduced Mozart’s “Fantasy in D minor as “one of Mozart’s weirdest.” Written during Mozart’s maturity, it remained unfinished and was completed by another composer. Yakushev said it reminded him of Beethoven because of its changes in tempos, dynamics, and in keys.

Beethoven was still relatively young when he composed the Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, the Pathetique. Although it follows a traditional 3-movement sonata form, it defies tradition by opening with a slow movement. The second movement, Adagio cantabile, is widely known as the theme song for the Karl Haas radio program, Adventures in Good Music.

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Playlist 26 February

Artist. Piece. Composer. CD title. Release date. Label

Jacob Greenberg. Cineshape 4. Amy Williams. Bright Codes. 2021. Tundra

Eleanor Cory. Bouquet for eight players. Eleanor Cory. Of Mere Being. 2001. Composers Recordings

Nancy Green & Tannis Gibson. Le Grand Tango. Astor Piazzola. Song of the Birds. 2010. Cello Classics

Spectrum Concerts Berlin. Piano Quintet in D Minor Op 32: Allegro moderato. Anton Arensky. Arensky: Chamber Music. 2015. Naxos

Daniela Cammarano & Alessandro Deljavan. Violin Sonata No 1 in F major Op 8. Edvard Grieg. Grieg: Violin Sonatas. 2015. Aevea

Gidon Kremer w/ Kremerata Baltica. Concertino No. 42. Mieczyslaw Weinberg. Mieczyslaw Weinberg. 2014. ECM

Boris Berman. Mysterious Adventure. John Cage. Cage: Music for Prepared Piano Vol 2. 2001. Naxos

Gregory Fulkerson et al. Piano Trio No 1. Richard Wernick. Richard Wernick Vol 3. 2016. Bridge

Relache Ensemble. Double Take. Joseph Koykkar. Double Takes and Triple Plays. 2016. Ravello

Kodály Quartet. String Quartet in F I-III. Maurice Ravel. Debussy Ravel String Quartets. 1989. Naxos