NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley: Big Sky, Montana / Show 312
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From Big Sky, Montana, this week’s program features a young pianist who conjures up a great seascape through his multi-layered performance of the music of Maurice Ravel, a flashy violin showpiece played by a fearless 14-year-old from Santa Fe, and a local trumpet player who⎯when she’s not practicing scales⎯is out running marathons across the Montana landscape.
Performers & Repertoire
- “Zigeunerweisen” by Pablo de Sarasate
- “Una donna a quindici anni" from Cosi fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- "Sarabande et Cortege" by Henri Dutilleux
- III. "Une barque sur l'océan" from Miroirs by Maurice Ravel
- Slavonic Fantasy by Carl Höhne
- Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor by Johannes Brahms
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