Return to Improvisation
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Something of a lost art, improvisation in classical music is making a comeback in a big way thanks to composers like Steven Snowden, Don Malone, and Aaron Johnson. Teaming up with fantastic performers, they prove that improvisation very much has a place in the modern concert hall.
\\nHosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters
Playlist
\\n \\u25e6 Bach/Montero: Toccata in d minor, Gabriela Montero, p.EMI 64647
\\n \\u25e6 Song of Cerberus, Ens./Thompson Dane recordings 0062
\\n \\u25e6 Repercussions, Agrell, hn.; Masunik, p.Wildwind Records 1001
\\n \\u25e6 Anon: Sumer is Icumen In, DuendeMSR 1158
\\n \\u25e6 Aaron Krister Johnson: Diabolical Suite, I & II, Johnson, p.
\\n \\u25e6 Don Malone: Prelude & Toccata (excerpt), David Schrader, p.(live performance)
\\n \\u25e6 Steven Snowden: Ground Round, Steve Parker, trombone
\\n \\u25e6 Noam Sivan: Improvised introduction to Chopin\\u2019s Piano Sonata No. 3, Sivan, p.
\\n \\u25e6 David Darling: Chorale, Darling, vc.
\\n \\u25e6 Gunnelpumpers: Symphonie Improvis\\xe9