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April 2001
April 1 - April 8 - April 15 - April 22 - April 29
Emmanuel Pahud and Eric Le Sage
April 1, 2001
Flûte Fantastique
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Flute superstar Emmanuel Pahud and pianist Eric Le Sage visit Saint Paul Sunday this week for a program of solo and duet works by French composers: Claud-Achille Debussy's Syrinx and L'Isle Joyeuse, as well as sonatas by César Franck and Francis Poulenc. Though just 31, Pahud has already served for eight years as principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic and performed as a soloist around the world, winning distinction for his astonishing technique, artistry, and flair. The Swiss-born Pahud is devoted to stretching the flute's unique possibilities, and his Saint Paul Sunday program features the instrument in all its kaleidoscopic moods and textures.
Claude-Achille Debussy: Syrinx for solo flute
Claude-Achille Debussy: L'Isle Joyeuse
Francis Poulenc: Sonata—II. Cantilena
César Franck: Sonata in A major
More about the artists - Artist's Web site - Musician Discography
The Paris Piano Trio
April 8, 2001
Élan Parisien
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This week on Saint Paul Sunday, Bill McGlaughlin welcomes the Paris Piano Trio, three great French soloists who have been connected by their love of chamber music since they were prize-winning teen-agers at the Paris Conservatory. In the decades since, their radiant ensemble music-making and rapport have captivated audiences around the world. This week they'll bring us music of Haydn, Schubert, and a former director of their revered alma mater, Gabriel Fauré.
Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio in C major, Hob. XV:27-II. Andante
Franz Schubert: "Notturno"
Gabriel Fauré: Trio in d minor, Op. 120
Musician Discography - More about the artist
The Saint Olaf Choir [Easter]
April 15, 2001
Choir Celestial
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For ninety years, the St. Olaf Choir has enthralled audiences around the world with extraordinary musicianship, a poetic acumen for phrasing and text, and its own rich and distinctive sound. Bill McGlaughlin welcomes the celebrated ensemble and its conductor, Anton Armstrong, into the Saint Paul Sunday studio this week for a special Easter program spanning five centuries. We'll hear music of Palestrina, Billings, Gretchaninoff, Copland, and two of the choir's former conductors: founder F. Melius Christiansen and noted living composer Kenneth Jennings.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus
William Billings: Easter Anthem
Alexander Gretchaninoff: Our Father
F. Melius Christiansen: Psalm 50 (mvmts. ii, iii)
György Orbán: Daemon Irrepit Callidus
Kenneth Jennings: The Lord is the Everlasting God (mvmt. ii)
Aaron Copland: The Promise of Living (from The Tender Land)
arr. Dudley Cohen: Yom Seh Le-Yisrael
arr. Robert Scholz: Children of the Heavenly Father
arr. Moses Hogan: My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord
Keith Hampton: Praise His Holy Name!
Musician Discography - More about the artist - Musician's Web Site
Read the Legacy of the St. Olaf Choir - Full texts and translations
Paul Coletti, viola; Phillip Bush, piano
April 22, 2001
Uncovered Treasure
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"The 21st century is the century for the viola," says masterful Scottish violist Paul Coletti, who, along with pianist Phillip Bush, affirms the point brilliantly this week on Saint Paul Sunday. In addition to performing Franz Schubert's beloved "Arpeggione" sonata and a serene folk arrangement by Percy Grainger, Coletti introduces us to two works by another remarkable violist, Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), whose long-overdue recognition as a serious composer is transforming the repertoire.
Franz Schubert: Sonata in a minor for Arpeggione, D. 821-I. Allegro moderato
Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus
Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for Viola and Piano
Percy Grainger: Sussex Mummers' Carol
Listen to Rebecca Clarke's Morpheus performed by violist Paul Coletti and pianist Phillip Bush.
Listen to Rebecca Clarke's Sonata for Viola and Piano performed by Paul Coletti and Phillip Bush.
Paul Coletti's Discography - More about Rebecca Clarke
Cyril Huvé, fortepiano
April 29, 2001
Piano Predecessors
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When we hear the piano music of Chopin, Schumann, and Liszt performed today, it's most likely on an instrument far different from the one those composers knew in their own lifetimes. This week on Saint Paul Sunday, acclaimed fortepianist Cyril Huvé gives us vivid encounters with these composers on both the modern piano and on one of its 19th-century forbears, a program of intriguing and often surprising contrasts.
Frédéric Chopin: Ballad No. 1 in g minor, Op. 23
Robert Schumann: Fantasy in C major, Op. 17-I. Durch das fantastich und leidenschaflich vorzutragen
Franz Liszt: Vallée d'Obermann from Album d'un Voyageur
Maurice Ravel: Scarbo from Gaspard de la Nuit
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Audio from previous shows is archived in the program catalog.
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