This second compilation of From the Top highlights features solo and ensemble performances by some of the most extraordinary pre-college age young musicians ever featured on the program. Host Christopher O'Riley can be heard accompanying soloists on several of the tracks.
Track Listing:
1. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Piano Quartet in g minor, Op. 25, No 1: Rondo alla Zingarese
Favrile Quartet: Russ Stewart, violin; Lauren Chipman, viola; Deanna Talens, cello;
Christopher Falzone, piano
2. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - En Forme De Habanera
Elizabeth Chung, cello; Christopher O'Riley, piano
3. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Excerpted, “Wedding Cantata,” BWV 202
Kristina Goettler, oboe; Christopher O'Riley, piano 4. Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) - Variations on a Theme by Paganini for 2 Pianos
David Allakhverdov; Weiyin Chen, piano
5. Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) - Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22
Eric Wuest, violin; Christopher O'Riley, piano
6. Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - “V’adoro pupille,” from Julius Caesar
Lauren Criddle, soprano; Christopher O'Riley, piano 7. Athena Adamopoulos (b. 1986) - Soliloquy, from Sonata for Cello and Piano
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Christopher O'Riley, piano 8. Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956) - Nocturne, Op. 35, No. 10
Megan Cullen, French horn; Christopher O'Riley, piano 9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - “Una donna a quindici anni,” from Cosi Fan Tutte
Alisa Jordheim, soprano; Christopher O'Riley, piano 10. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Alborada del gracioso, from Miroir
Robert Kwok, piano
11. David Popper (1843-1913) - Requiem for Three Cellos, Op. 66
Matan Chorev, Marcus Johnson, Kee-Hyun Kim, cellos; Christopher O'Riley, piano 12. Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) - Finale, from Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13
Owen Cannon, organ
13. Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1976) - Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57: Prelude and Scherzo
Versailles Quintet: Eunice Keem, violin; Karen Kim, violin; Rosie Armbrust, viola; Anna Burden, cello; Stephanie Nilles, piano
14. Rachel Brendwein (b. 1982) - Alice Mae
Rachel Brendwein, harp
15. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Organ Prelude
Joshua Feldman, piano
16. Claude Debussy (1862-1918) - Beau Soir
Bella Hristova, violin; Christopher O'Riley, piano |
