Rabbit Foot Blues

Evening Music | May 6, 2010

We hear a vintage performance from Blind Lemon Jefferson of the "Rabbit Foot Blues." Also, Toby Twining's crafty salute to another clever composer, in "Satie Blues," plus string works by Ronn McFarlane, Dominic Frasca, and Edgar Meyer.

Also Featured Tonight:

Ferruccio Busoni / Improvisation on a Bach Chorale
Gabriel Faure / Nocturne No. 13 in B Minor, Op. 119
Bela Bartok / Contrasts
Edward MacDowell / "Suite for Large Orchestra," Op. 42
Benjamin Britten / A Boy Was Born, Op. 3
Ludwig van Beethoven / String Quartet No. 13 in B flat Major

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