Minnesota Orchestra: A Musical Passport [LIVE]
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Astor Piazzolla — Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Georges Barboteu — Equisse
Chiayu — Voyage for oboe clarinet and bassoon
Paquito D'Rivera — Aires Tropicales
Astor Piazzolla — "I. Verano Porteño" from Las cuatro estaciones porteñas ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
Komitas — Vagharshapati par for String Orchestra
Edvard Grieg — Two Melodies for String Orchestra Op. 53
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Four Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Gioachino Rossini — Overture to La scala di seta ("The Silken Ladder")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 "Prague"
Sarah Hicks, conductor and host
Felicity James, violin
Rick Steves, introduction
Georges Barboteu – Esquisse, Trio for Flute, Horn, and Harp
Chiayu – Selections from Voyage for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon
Paquito D’Rivera – Selections from Aires Tropicales for Woodwind Quintet
Astor Piazzolla/arr. Leonid Desyatnikov – "Verano Porteño", from The Four Seasons in Buenos Aires
Komitas Vardapet /arr. Sergei Aslamazian/adapt. Sarah Hicks – Vagharshapati par for String Orchestra
Edvard Grieg – "Norwegian", from Two Melodies for String Orchestra, Op. 53
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Allegro moderato, from Four Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Gioachino Rossini – Overture to La scala di seta ("The Silken Ladder")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Adagio – Allegro, from Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504, Prague
Franz Joseph Haydn – Finale: Spiritoso, from Symphony No. 104 in D major, London
Take a musical visit abroad with the Minnesota Orchestra without leaving your home. Hear music celebrating such locales as Brazil, Cuba, Italy, Russia, Armenia and more. Hosted and conducted by Sarah Hicks, the concert also includes reflections on world travel from Orchestra musicians and an introduction from a special guest—renowned travel writer and television host Rick Steves.
The stream begins at 6pm Pacific / 8pm Central. Watch the concert here: https://mnorch.vhx.tv/videos/a-musical-passport
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