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Classical Performers
Barbara Bonney (1956-)
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Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963-)
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(1945-)
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Horn(1934-)
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(1917-1982)
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Favorite Works
Symphonies: Beethoven #9; Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique;
Brahms #1; Franck; Nielsen #5; Prokofiev #5; Saint Saens #3; Shostakovich
#5; Tchaikovsky #1; Vaughan Williams #2
Thematic Orchestral: The Planets by Holst; Appalachian Spring
by Copland; La Mer by Debussy; Enigma Variations by Elgar; Sinfonietta
by Janacek; L'Ascension by Messiaen; Pines of Rome by Respighi; Sheherezade
by Rimsky-Korsakov; Finlandia by Sibelius; Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard
Strauss;
Ballet Music: Cinderella by Prokofiev; Firebird by Stravinsky;
Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky; Daphnis and Chloe by Ravel; Age of Gold by Shostakovich;
Violin Concertos: Sibelius (the best). Others: Bartok,
Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky.
Piano Concertos: Brahms #2; Ravel - Left Hand; Beethoven #3-5,
Brahms #1, Tchaikovsky #1
Cello Concertos: Dvorak, Haydn, Elgar
Choral Works: Carmina Burana by Carl Orff ; La Marseillaise
by Berlioz;
Requiem Masses: 1. Verdi 2. Mozart, Berlioz, Faure,
Janacek
Voice: Kindertodtenlieder by Mahler; Bachianas Brasileiras No.
5 by Villa-Lobos
Opera Traditional: Aida by Verdi; Faust by Gounod
Opera Modern: Nixon in China by John Adams; Satyagraha by Philip
Glass
Soloist and Orchestra: Symphonic Variations (piano) by Franck
Rhapsody in Blue (piano) by Gershwin
Aranjuez Concerto (guitar) by Rodrigo
Harold in Italy (viola) by Berlioz
Scottish Fantasy (violin) by Bruch
Strings: Fantasy on Tallis Theme by Vaughan-Williams
Woodwinds: Clarinet Quintet by Mozart
Piano Chamber: Trout Quintet by Schubert
Chamber Work: Quartet for the End of Time by Messiaen
Solo Piano: Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Gottschalk, Liszt, Prokofiev,
Rachmaninoff, Schumann,
Solo Violin: Bach
Solo Flute: Syrinx by Debussy
Solo Organ: Bach, Messiaen, Vierne, Widor
Solo Harpsichord: Couperin, Soler
Solo Saxophones: Moondog
Violin and Piano: Kreutzer Sonata by Beethoven
Cello and Piano: Sonata by Rachmaninoff
Clarinet and Piano: Sonatas by Poulenc
Historical: Vesalii Icones by Maxwell Davies
Electronic: Xenakis
Performers Heard
Pianists
Arrau, Claudio (1903-1991): Piano
Concerto No. 3 by Beethoven (Utah SO)
Ashkenazy, Vladimir (1937-): Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21; Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1(Utah SO)
Ax, Emanuel (1949-): Mozart Piano Concerto
No. 9 (Memphis SO)
Bachauer,
Gina (1913-1976): (Utah SO)
Browns - all 5 (Mississippi State University)
Cliburn, Van (1934-): Piano Concerto
No. 2 by Brahms (Phoenix SO)
Demus, Jorg (1928-): Beethoven Kreutzer
Sonata (University of Utah)
Douglas, Barry (1960-): Piano
Concerto No. 1 D by Brahms (Memphis SO)
Fleisher, Leon (1928-): Piano
Concerto in D - Left Hand by Ravel (Alabama SO)
Graffman,
Gary (1928-): (Utah SO)
Hollander,
Lorin (1944-): Piano Concerto by Khachaturian (Birmingham SO)
Johansen, Grant: Piano Concerto
in D - Left Hand by Ravel(Utah SO)
Klien, Walter (1928-): Piano Concerto
No.1 by Mendelssohn (St. Louis SO)
Laredo,
Ruth: (1937-)Violin Sonata with Piano by Ravel (University of Utah)
Nakamatsu,
Jon: (1968-)Piano Concerto No. 5 by Beethoven (Rochester SO, Vail)
Ogdon,
John (1937-1989): Piano Concerto 17 by Mozart (Utah SO)
Ohlsson, Garrick (1948-): Piano
Concerto 3 by Rachmaninoff (Memphis SO); Piano Concerto 3 by Prokofiev
(NY Philharmonic, Vail)
Previn,
Andre (1929-): Concerto in F by Gershwin (St. Louis SO)
Roge, Pascal (1951-): Concerto
5 by Saint Saens (Alabama SO)
Rubinstein, Arthur (1887-1982):
Carnaval by Schumann (Phoenix)
Serkin, Rudolf (1903-1991): Piano
Concerto No. 5 by Beethoven (Utah SO)
Watts,
Andre: (1946-)Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky; Piano Concerto No.
4 by Beethoven (Utah SO)
Violinists
Barton,
Rachel: (1974-)Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky (Memphis SO)
Bell, Joshua (1967-): Works
by Tartini, Prokofiev, Dvorak, Saint Saens (GPAC, Memphis)
Chee-Yun,
Kim (1970-): Violin Concerto by Sibelius (Rochester SO in Vail,
Colorado)
Fodor,
Eugene (1950-): (Mississippi State U.)
Gampel, Lilit: Violin Sonatas
by Beethoven and Schumann (U of Utah)
Gilmore, Susanna: Scottish
Fantasy by Bruch (Memphis SO)
Heifetz, Daniel: Mendelssohn Violin
Concerto (Utah SO)
Josefowicz, Leila (1977-): Violin
Concerto by Ades (Alabama SO)
Kim,
Young-Uck (1947-): Violin Concerto No. 3 by Saint Saens (Utah SO)
Laredo,
Jaime: (1941-) (U of Utah; IRIS SO, Memphis)
Lin, Cho-Liang (1960-): Violin
Concerto by Brahms (Memphis SO)
Menuhin,
Yehudi (1916-1999): Violin Concerto by Beethoven (Utah SO)
Midori (Goto) (1974-): Violin
Concerto by Beethoven (IRIS SO, Germantown)
Perlman, Itzhak (1945-):
Violin Concerto 1 by Bruch (IRIS SO, Memphis)
Stern,
Isaac (1920-2001): Violin
Concerto by Brahms (Utah SO): Violin Concerto by Rochberg (St. Louis SO)
Suk, Joseph (1929-): Beethoven
Kreutzer Sonata (U of Utah)
Zukerman, Pinchas (1948-): Violin Concerto by Sibelius (St. Louis SO)
Cellists
Harrell,
Lynn (1944-): Cello Concerto by Elgar; Cello Concerto 1 by Shostakovich
(Memphis SO)
Ma, Yo Yo (1955-):
Cello Concerto by Dvorak (Alabama SO)
Piatigorsky,
Igor (1901-1976): Cello Concerto by Dvorak (Utah SO)
Guitar
Isbin,
Sharon: (1956-) Fantasia para un gentilhombre by Rodrigo (Memphis
SO)
Romero,
Pepe: (1944-) Concerto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo (Utah SO)
Trumpet
Balsom, Alison (1978-):
Trumpet Concerto by Haydn; Trumpet Concerto by Hummel (IRIS SO, Germantown)
Chamber Groups
Eighth Blackbird
(GPAC, Memphis)
Eroica
Trio (Mississippi State University)
Guarneri Quartet (University
of Utah)
Kronos Quartet (GPAC, Memphis)
Tokyo String Quartet (University
of Utah)
Singers
Peters, Roberta (1930-)
Sutherland,
Joan (1926-)
Ballet
Delibes, Coppelia
(New York)
Prokofiev, Romeo & Juliet
(Nureyev & Fonteyn, St. Louis)
Schoenberg, Verklart Nacht
(Ballet West, Salt Lake City)
Shostakovich, Age of Gold
(Ballet West, Salt Lake City)
Stravinsky, The Firebird
(Ballet West, Salt Lake City)
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake (St.
Petersburg, Russia)
Jazz
Brubeck,
Dave, piano (1920-) (University of Utah)
Getz,
Stan, tenor sax(1927-1991) (Arizona State University)
Marsalis,
Wynton, trumpet (1961-) (Mississippi University for Women)
Mulligan,
Gerry, baritone sax (1927-1996) (University of Utah)
FAVORITE SONGS
ABBA:
Joan Baez: Love is Just a Four Letter Word
Beatles: Help
Black Crowes:
Blood Sweat & Tears:
Cars:
Ray Charles: Who You Gonna Love
Joe Cocker: Cry Me a River
Coldplay: Everything's Not Lost
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Keep on Chooglin'
Devo:
Dire Straits:
Bob Dylan: Lay Lady Lay
Melissa Etheridge:
P J Harvey:
Jessie Mae Hemphill:
Jimi Hendrix:
Don Henley: Forgiveness
Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue
Elton John:
Janis Joplin:
Led Zeppelin: When the Levee Breaks
Huey Lewis: I Want a New Drug
Jerry Lee Lewis: Great Balls of Fire
Metallica:
Van Morrison:
Nirvana:
Ozzy Ozbourne: No More Tears
Peter Paul and Mary: If I Had a Hammer
Pink Floyd: Run Like Hell
Pretenders:
Radiohead:
Rolling Stones:
Paul Simon:
Bessie Smith: Gimme a Pigfoot
Soundgarden:
Doc Watson: