Clarinetist Todd Palmer and the Verona Quartet perform “The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind” by Osvaldo Golijov – a piece that mixes classical music with klezmer. Plus, pianist Gilles Vonsattel joins five virtuosic string players in the Keyboard Concerto in E Major by Bach.
Bach and Golijov
Gilles Vonsattel (Photo: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival)
Playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053 (c. 1738-39)
Gilles Vonsattel, piano; with L.P. How, Alejandro Valdepeñas, violin; Margaret Dyer Harris, viola; Alastair Eng, cello; Mark Tatum, double bass
Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (1994)
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Verona Quartet (Jonathan Ong, Dorothy Ro, violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Jonathan Dormand, cello)
