The Handy Harmonica
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
The Harmonica found its niche in Blues and Folk music, but it's been put to marvelous use in classical music as well. Tonight we'll hear an example with Heitor Villa-Lobos' Harmonica Concerto in A Minor. Soloist John Sebastian (for whom Villa-Lobos wrote the piece)is joined by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart; Hans Schwieger conducts.
As we point our way to WNYC's upcoming Beethoven Festival, we'll enjoy the Emerson String Quartet in Beethoven's Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, the "Serioso" quartet. We'll spend the latter hour with Gustav Mahler's substantial Symphony No. 7, the "Song of the Night," which had its premiere in 1908 on this date; Pierre Boulez leads the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra in a thrilling performance.
Do you know a classical music fan who can't attend concerts?
Tell us in 250 words or less why your homebound, music-loving friend or family member deserves a visit and house concert from two members of the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra! » Beethoven Festival Musicians on Call Contest
As we point our way to WNYC's upcoming Beethoven Festival, we'll enjoy the Emerson String Quartet in Beethoven's Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, the "Serioso" quartet. We'll spend the latter hour with Gustav Mahler's substantial Symphony No. 7, the "Song of the Night," which had its premiere in 1908 on this date; Pierre Boulez leads the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra in a thrilling performance.
Do you know a classical music fan who can't attend concerts?
Tell us in 250 words or less why your homebound, music-loving friend or family member deserves a visit and house concert from two members of the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra! » Beethoven Festival Musicians on Call Contest
