Today's guest is William Ransom, pianist and music director of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. The group's 20th anniversary season kicks off Saturday with a concert of opera tunes featuring the Eroica Trio and Vega Quartet. On GPB, Will Ransom describes the Vega Quartet's groundbreaking, multifaceted role at Emory and new efforts to extend their residency indefinitely.
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Help Support GPB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozart, W.A. | Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 | Stefan Vladar, Camerata Salzburg | Harmonia Mundi 901942 | |
| Moscheles, I. | Characteristic Studies, Op. 95/4-7 | Piers Lane | Hyperion 67394 | |
| Rautavaara, E. | Cantus Arcticus, Concerto for Birds and Orchestra | Helsinki Phil, Segerstam, birds | Ondine 1041 | |
| Wolf, H. | Italian Serenade | Vega Quartet | ||
| Interview with Will Ransom, ECMSA | ||||
| Beethoven, L.v. | String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59/2: Finale, presto | Vega Quartet | ||
| Gershwin, G. / Bunch, K. | Porgy and Bess Fantasy | Eroica Trio | EMI 07351 | |
| Liszt, F. | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat | Lang Lang, Vienna Phil, Gergiev | Sony 891412 | |
| Piazzolla, A. | Oblivion for saxophone and strings | Federico Mondelci, Moscow Chamber Orch, Orbelian | ||
| Praetorius, M. | Dances from Terpsichore | Buffalo Guitar Quartet | Centaur 2294 | |
| Brahms, J. | Symphony No. 3 in F major | London Phil, Alsop | Naxos 8.557430 |
