Larry Kelp hosts the May 5 | edition of PIANO, with some nods | to Cinco de Mayo, Ramadan and | other musical presentations |
Nina Simone, piano | Little Girl Blue | Little Girl Blue | Bethlehem |
Andras Schiff, fortepiano | Schubert: Sonata in A Major, D959 | Franz Schubert: Sonatas & Impromptus | ECM New Series |
Carlos Chavez conducts Stadium Symphony Orchestra (a/k/a NY Philharmonic) | Chavez: Symphony No. 1: Sinfonia de Antigona | Chavez Conducts His Own Works | Everest |
Essa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; L.A.Philharmonic, Yo-Yo Ma: cello0 | Salonen: Cello Concerto | Salonen: Cello Concerto | Sony Classical |
Kayhan Kalhor: setar (Persian lute); Brooklyn Rider: string quartet | Parvaz | Silent City | Harmonia Mundi / World Village |
Alondra de la Parra conducts Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas: Pablo Sainz Villegas: guitar | Manuel Ponce: 3rd mvt of Concierto del Sur para guitarra y orchesta | Mi Alma Mexicana | Sony Classical |
Alondra de la Parra conducts Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas: | Juventino Rosas: Sobre las alas | Mi Alma Mexicana | Sony Classical |
Leonard Bernstein conducts NY Philharmonic | Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemaya | Royal Edition No. 27 | Sony Classical |
Cuarteto Latinoamericano | Silvestre Revueltas: Quartet No. 4: "Music for the Fair" | Ginastera, Revueltas, Villa-Lobos String Quartets | Elan Recordings |
Eduardo Mata conducts London Symphony Orchestra | Chavez: Sinfonia India (Symphony No. 2) | Carlos Chavez: The Complete Symphonies | Vox |
Alondra de la Parra conducts Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas: | Arturo Marquez: Danzon no. 2 | Mi Alma Mexicana | Sony Classical |
Alex Brown, piano; with Mi Alma Mexicana | Eugenio Toussaint: Largo (2nd mvt.) from Concierto para piano improvisado y orquesta | Mi Alma Mexicana | Sony Classical |