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May 13, 2015 “15-19 Christopher Wilke Interview, Anon, Beethoven, Rodrigo, Giuliani”

This week’s program features a 2013 interview with lutenist Christopher Wilke, who talks about the meaning behind the title of his cd, "Graceful Degradation," plus music by William Byrd, Anonymous, Bethoven, Rodrigo, and Giuliani.

Public Radio Satellite System uplink:
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 1300 Eastern Time digital stereo channel: A68.1

Program ID# 15-D65-00019
Title: Christopher Wilke Interview, Anon, Beethoven, Rodrigo, Giuliani

In Cue: MUSIC IN “Hello and welcome to..”
Out Cue: MUSIC IN “...another edition of Classical Guitar Alive!”
Program Length: 58:57

INTRODUCTION:

Bizet: Carmen Suite: Prelude
Los Romeros (Philips 412-609)

PROGRAM BEGINS:  

Byrd: Carmen Suite: Prelude
Los Romeros, guitar quartet
(Philips 412-609)

Anon: Sonata in D Minor
Christopher Wilke, lute
(CW 99475-58467)

Interview: Christopher Wilke: "Well, 'Graceful Degradation' is actually a real thing ... ...
and yet some of the greatest works of the instrument come from this period."

Beethoven, (arr. Matiegka): Serenade, op. 8
Zefira Valova, violin
Ivan Iliev, viola
Izhar Elias, guitar
(Brilliant Classics 94631)

Rodrigo: Concierto para una Fiesta
Pepe Romero, guitar
Neville Marriner, conductor
Academy St. Martin-In-The-Fields
(Philips 411-133)

Guiliani: Etudes, op. 48
Lucio Matarazzo, guitar
(Niccolo 1011)