Episode 47 - Thanks & Prayers

As we head into Thanksgiving and the holiday season, we bring you a program of thanks and contemplation, with works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Ernest Bloch, and American composers Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland, all performed in concert by Heifetz Institute musicians.  This Episode’s Playlist Ernest Bloch: From Jewish Life: I. Prayer Zlatomir Fung, cello | Jessica Osborne, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 11.05.2023 J.S. Bach, arr. N. Kitchen: Sinfonia [Preludio] in E major from Cantata BWV 29, Wir Danken Dir, Alle Gott Nicholas Kitchen, violin solo Pegasus Quartet:Minji Lee, violin | Maya Buchanan, violins | Gene Hotta, viola | Joan Herget, cello First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.04.2021 Antonio Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93 II. Largo Robby Brown, Guitar | Danny Yehun Jin, violin | Kiarra Saito-Beckman, violin | Matt Cohen, viola | Zhihao Wu, cello Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore, MD Heifetz Institute Recording | 12.16.2018 Jules Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs Tommy Mesa, cello (Miami, FL) | Yoon Lee, piano (New York, NY) Virtual Performance Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.22.2020 J. S. Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 III. Largo [excerpt] Yezu Woo, violin Christ Lutheran Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 03.20.2021 Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 III. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart – “Holy Song of Thanksgiving to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode” Borromeo Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin | Kristopher Tong, violin | Mai Motobuchi, viola | Yeesun Kim, cello Mt. Desert Festival of Chamber Music, Northeast Harbor, ME Borromeo Quartet Recording | 07.15.2015 Florence Price: Piano Sonata in E minor II. Andante [excerpt] Andrew Rosenblum, piano First Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.19.2021 Samuel Barber: Cello Sonata in C minor, Op. 6 II. Adagio Timothy Eddy, cello | Beilin Han, piano Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 07.03.2015 Trad. /Aaron Copland, arr. Nate Sabat: At The River/Shenandoah Angel Azzarra, soprano | The Heifetz Band 2017 Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA Heifetz Institute Recording | 08.04.2017   Go Deeper The Beethoven “Hymn of Thanksgiving” you hear on today’s program is drawn from the landmark 12-part video series called The Beethoven Experience, fearturing concert performances by the Borromeo Quartet with fascinating commentary by violinist (and Heifetz Institute Artistic Director) NIcholas Kitchen.  See the complete rundown of the series at http://www.thebeethovenexperience.com