Fred Plotkin on Fridays: Ville Matvejeff
Fred Plotkin, pleasure activist and passionate opera expert, speaks each Friday with fascinating people in the music world. He is the author of Opera 101 and Classical Music 101 and leads opera symposia for New York Times Journeys. In this episode, Fred speaks with Ville Matvejeff, conductor and artistic director of the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
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Karol Szymanowski: Król Roger (King Roger) op. 46 (1926), Act I - 1. 'Hagios! Hagios!' (Holy! Holy!) (Chorus, Archiereios)
Karol Szymanowski: Król Roger (King Roger) op. 46 (1926), Act I - 2. 'Boże pobłogosław' (Lord, be gracious to him!) (Chorus, Archiereios, Deaconess)
Verdi: Rigoletto: 'Cortigiani, vil razza dannata' (Rigoletto, Act II)
Olli Virtaperko: Ambrosian Delights (Version for Knifonium and Chamber Orchestra) IV. More Is More
Magnus Lindberg: Aura (in memoriam Witold Lutosławski) (1994) 4. Quarter note = 144
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