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New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
2023-10-18 05:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 27:11
controls src="https://play.publicradio.org/unreplaced_ua/o/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2023/10/18/new_classical_tracks_2023_10_18_new-classical-tracks-Plinio_Fernandes_20231018_128.mp3"> New Classical Tracks - Plinio Fernandes (radio edit) by Plinio Fernandes - Bacheando (Decca)“For me, playing the guitar gives me a sense of identity, because it's something that I have been doing since I was very, very young,” guitarist Plinio Fernandes says. “I don't really remember my life that well before I was 6 or 7, which is when I started to play. Like brushing my teeth, drinking water, showering and breathing, I just have to play a couple of notes and feel like that grounds me.”Fernandes is a Brazilian guitarist who grew up surrounded by music. As his father’s guitar rested on the sofa, Fernandes would pluck a few strings. Before he knew it, he was headed to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music. That’s where he met his roommate, friend and musical colleague, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Fernandes and Kanneh-Mason recently completed a tour in support of Fernandes’ second recording, Bacheando.Fernandes says the album’s name is just a made-up word inspired by the title of Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras and as an homage to the great German master Johannes Sebastian Bach.How does the music of Bach and the rich culture of Brazil come together on this recording?“Villa-Lobos, our greatest composer of all time, who really reshaped Brazilian culture, was massively influenced by Bach. His contemporaries were massively influenced by that connection between Villa-Lobos and Baroque music. In addition to taking the pieces that already existed, Sergio Assad was one of the arrangers and composer on the album. He wrote a piece inspired by that concept to pair with the Prelude, Fugue and Vivace.”One of your favorite pieces by Bach, the Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, is at the heart of this recording. Why is this one of your favorite pieces?“Very simply, it’s one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard. And I grew up listening to it. The three movements represent to me what perfection is.”How did the piece that Assad created for you come about?“I came to him and we were discussing the repertoire for the album and said, ‘Sergio, I would love to have you writing something specifically for that.’ And then he was very keen on doing something that he first wrote, the Prelude and Fugues. It's the first fugue that he has ever written, which is quite something and a privilege to have that. And then it just kept on growing until it became this little suite of three movements.”Can you talk about what it means when you're describing colors in playing the guitar? “I was basically trying to use everything that the instrument has to offer. I think it is a very specific thing to the guitar. One can talk about the colors that you create with the piano, but with the guitar … you use both of your fingertips to produce the sound, so it's a very personal thing. Depending on the size of your fingers or the length of the nails, each person will have a very particular and unique sound.” Listen on YouTubeTo hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.ResourcesPlinio Fernandes - Bacheando (Amazon)Plinio Fernandes - Bacheando (Decca)Plinio Fernandes (official site)
Jess Gillam and trumpeter Lucy Humphris share their favourite music. Their musical adventure today includes scary Prokofiev, dreamy Debussy, wide open space from Edmund Finnis and Schoenberg, birdsong with Lady Maisery and some 8-bit chiptune from the computer game FEZ by Disasterpeace. Playlist: Cinderella-Suite Nr. 1, Op. 107, VIII. Midnight Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar Edmund Finnis - Preludes I and II for Solo Cello Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Disasterpeace - Adventure from FEZ Debussy – Reverie Jean Yves Thibaudet (piano) Lady Maisery – Birdsong Colin Stetson - Nature is Timeless Arnold Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: I. Sehr langsam Juilliard String Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17: III. Andante Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Pablo Ferrandez (cello), Lambert Orkis (piano)
Jess Gillam and violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason swap some of their favourite tracks and chat about their lives in music. Braimah comes armed with a classic Beethoven recording by violinist Itzhak Perlman, a feel-good tune by The Melodians and a Haydn quartet. Meanwhile, Jess spins Rachmaninov at his most romantic, Monteverdi by the ensemble L'Arpeggiata and a soaring performance by Etta James. Playlist: HAYDN – String Quartet, op.33 no 2 ‘The Joke’ 1st mvt Allegro Moderato [London Haydn Players] ETTA JAMES – At Last RACHMANINOV – Symphony no 2 – 3rd mvt ‘Adagio’ [London Symphony Orchestra/Simon Rattle (cond)] JOSEPH ACHRON – Hebrew Melody, op.33 [Josef Hassid (violin), Gerald Moore (piano)] MONTEVERDI, arr. Pluhar – Zefiro Torna, SV251 [Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Nuria Rial (soprano), l’Arpeggiata/Christina Pluhar (director)] THE MELODIANS: Rivers of Babylon TRAD: Ku-Isa Tama Laug [David Darling (cello), The Wulu Bunun] BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, op.61 – 3rd mvt [Itzhak Perlman (violin), Berlin Philharmonic/Daniel Barenboim (conductor)]
Isata Kanneh-Mason commented: “It was in childhood that my love of classical music first blossomed. The pieces in this album carry with them a certain nostalgia, and I feel almost a sense of longing for childhood in some of them. That wistfulness for childhood is something that I wanted to express, as I think it’s a time when one’s love of music is at its most uncomplicated. Games were as big a part of my childhood as music. It was musical…very vibrant…and very noisy. We also came up with lots of games together! Long, elaborate games often involve running around the house and making up stories. Dohnányi’s ‘Variations on a Nursery Tune’ is where this album all began. I heard it live in a concert, years ago, but knew nothing about it, not even its name: I thought it must be a Dohnányi concerto, so it was such a surprise finding out what it was. I had to play this piece. It’s so humorous, so exciting. I had such a strong reaction to it! Mozart’s Twelve Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman’ was a natural twinning and it’s also a piece that I played in my childhood. It fitted very naturally, and it was lovely re-learning it.”Track Listing:1 Mozart: 12 Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman' in C major, K265 / Var. 12 Var. 23 Var. 34 Var. 45 Var. 56 Var. 67 Var. 78 Var. 89 Var. 910 Var. 1011 Var. 1112 Var. 1213 Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Tune, Op. 25 / Theme. Allegro14 Var. 1. Poco più mosso15 Var. 2. Risoluto16 Var. 3. L'istesso tempo17 Var. 4. Molto meno mosso (Allegretto moderato)18 Var. 5. Più mosso19 Var. 6. Ancora più mosso (Allegro)20 Var. 7. Walzer (Tempo giusto)21 Var. 8. Alla marcia (Allegro moderato)22 Var. 9. Presto - Andante rubato23 Var. 10. Passacaglia (Adagio non troppo)24 Var. 11. Choral (Maestoso)25 Finale fugato. Allegro vivace26 Debussy: Children's Corner / I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum27 II. Jimbo's Lullaby28 III. Serenade for the Doll29 IV. The Snow Is Dancing30 V. The Little Shepherd31 VI. Cakewalk32 Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 / No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen33 No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte34 No. 3, Hasche-Mann35 No. 4, Bittendes Kind36 No. 5, Glückes genug37 No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit38 No. 7, Träumerei39 No. 8, Am Kamin40 No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd41 No. 10, Fast zu ernst42 No. 11, Fürchtenmachen43 No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern44 No. 13, Der Dichter sprichtHelp support our show by purchasing this album at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).
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