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Marlboro Month: Dvorak

Antonin Dvorak’s music appears frequently on the Marlboro Music Festival’s public concerts – that’s partly because it’s so listenable, and also because it has so much to teach performers. This morning’s "Marlboro Month" feature piece is the Dvorak Piano Quartet #2 in Eb, Op. 87.
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Marlboro Month: Copland

VPR Classical’s celebration of the Marlboro Music Festival’s 60th anniversary season continues today! We’re going to hear a a live Festival performance from July, 2006 of Aaron Copland’s classic ballet about an Amish barn-raising: it’s "Appalachian Spring" in its original version for 13 instruments.
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Marlboro Month: Mozart

Watercolors, Snow maidens, and Parachutes all make appearances in this morning’s music. And we’ll hear a live 2005 performance for the morning Marlboro Month feature as we continue to celebrate the prestigious Festival’s 60th anniversary season.
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Marlboro Month: Mozart

Having trouble staying cool with the recent weather? Me too. So let’s just leave that to the musicians from the Marlboro Music Festival – they have no trouble keeping their cool under most any conditions. This morning’s Marlboro Month pick features the Mozart Flute Quartet in C with soloists including flutist Joshua Smith.