Concerts from the Library of Congress (Week 1 of 13)

November 5, 2007, 1:00 pm

This weeks performance features Joshua Bell, the Beaux Arts Trio, Miklós Perényi and others.

Featured performances:

• Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94, for violin and piano Joshua Bell, violin, and Jeremy Denk, piano
• Mark-Anthony Turnage: A Slow Pavane Beaux Arts Trio
• Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge: Sonata for Oboe and Piano, excerpt Thomas Gallant, oboe, and Pedja Muzijevic, piano
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Twelve Variations in F Major, Op. 66, on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,” from Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” Miklós Perényi, cello, and András Schiff, piano
• George Gershwin: “It’s Wonderful” Bill Charlap Trio
• Gershwin/Heifetz: Three Preludes for violin and piano Elmar Olivera, violin, and Robert Koenig, piano

About the series:

This broadcast is one of thirteen from the Concerts from the Library of Congress series, which features chamber music concerts by world-class ensembles recorded live at the Coolidge Auditorium. The series is hosted by Bill McGlaughlin and includes world premieres and special commissions as well as the opportunity to hear the Library's collection of rare Stradivari and Guaneri instruments played by leading artists. Concerts from the Library of Congress is co-produced by Classical WETA and the Library of Congress and the broadcast is made possible through the generous support of The Henry W. Bull Foundation, the E. Nakamichi Foundation, Dunard Fund U.S.A. and the National Endowment for the Arts.