Return to Improvisation

Something of a lost art, improvisation in classical music is making a  comeback in a big way thanks to composers like Steven Snowden, Don  Malone, and Aaron Johnson. Teaming up with fantastic performers, they  prove that improvisation very much has a place in the modern concert  hall. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Playlist     ◦   Bach/Montero: Toccata in d minor, Gabriela Montero, p.EMI 64647     ◦   Song of Cerberus, Ens./Thompson Dane recordings 0062     ◦   Repercussions, Agrell, hn.; Masunik, p.Wildwind Records 1001     ◦   Anon: Sumer is Icumen In, DuendeMSR 1158     ◦   Aaron Krister Johnson: Diabolical Suite, I & II, Johnson, p.     ◦   Don Malone: Prelude & Toccata (excerpt), David Schrader, p.(live performance)     ◦   Steven Snowden: Ground Round, Steve Parker, trombone     ◦   Noam Sivan: Improvised introduction to Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3, Sivan, p.     ◦   David Darling: Chorale, Darling, vc.     ◦   Gunnelpumpers: Symphonie Improvisé