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Cello Dreams

September 16, 2024, 6:00 am

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In a delightful program of lullabies and gentle serenades, husband and wife duo cellist Emmanuelle Bertrand and pianist Pascal Amoyel have gathered a collection of some of the most beloved melodies that touch, console, comfort, and soothe. These are at once a marvelous entry point to listening to music for the very young, and a treat for all music lovers. …

Playlist

Frank Bridge: “Berceuse”
Johannes Brahms: “Wiegenlied” (Lullaby), Op. 49, No. 4
Antonín Dvořák: “Songs My Mother Taught Me,” Op. 55, No. 4
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 38, No. 1, “Berceuse”
Robert Schumann: “Albumblätter,” Op. 124, No. 6, “Wiegenliedchen”
Franz Schubert: “Schwanengesang,” D 957, No. 4, “Ständchen: Leise flehen meine Lieder”
Gabriel Fauré: “Berceuse,” Op. 16
Manuel de Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs, No. 5, “Nana (Berceuse)”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Pieces, Op. 72, No. 2, “Berceuse”
Maurice Ravel: “Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré”
Reinhold Glière: Duets, Op. 39, #3, “Cradle Song”
Franz Schubert: Song, “Wiegenlied (Mille cherubini in coro),” D 498
Gabriel Fauré: “Après un rêve,” Op. 7, No. 1

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Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 From The New World, American Suite

August 26, 2024, 6:00 am

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Nathalie Stutzmann, initially celebrated as a contralto, has firmly established herself as a conductor. Her debut album leading the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra features Dvořák’s Symphony No 9, ‘From the New World’ paired with Dvořák’s American Suite. When Stutzmann inaugurated her tenure as its music director in 2022, she became only the second woman to serve as artistic leader of one …