Upbeat Live

Pianist and writer, Sarah Cahill guides you through the organ works of Handel, Bach, Beethoven and more!

This talk was given at the performance of Stephen Tharp at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

HANDEL (trans. Stephen Tharp)Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks

BACH"Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’," BWV 662

BACH (adapted by Stephen Tharp)Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903

BEETHOVEN (trans. Stephen Tharp)Scherzo from Symphony No. 3, Op. 55, “Eroica”

George BAKERVariations on the hymn tune “Rouen”

WAGNER (trans. Stephen Tharp)"Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre

VIERNEAdagio from Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 28

Stephen THARP Improvisation on a submitted theme

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Educator Asadour Santourian explores Mahler’s Symphony No. 3.

This talk was given at a performance of Mehta Conducts Mahler 3 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MAHLER Symphony No. 3

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Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Performance department at Azusa Pacific University Christopher Russell discusses the music of Grime, Grieg, and Brahms.

This talk was given at a performance of Lang Lang Plays Grieg at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Helen GRIME  Meditations on Joy (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

GRIEG  Piano Concerto

BRAHMS  Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

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Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music Kristi Brown-Montesano explains Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic Third Concerto and haunting choral.symphony.

This talk was given at a performance of Yuja Wang & Dudamel: Rachmaninoff Concerto 3 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30

RACHMANINOFF The Bells

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Caltech Professor of music  Thomas Neenan discusses the story behind the music of Rachmaninoff.

This talk was given at a performance of Yuja Wang & Dudamel: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

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Composer and educator Daniel Allas leads a conversation with all four composers featured in the program.

This talk was given at a performance of LA Phil New Music Group with Paolo Bortolameolli at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Carolina HEREDIA Ausencias/Ausências/Absences

Erika VEGA No oyes ladrar a los perros for sinfonietta and organ (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Deborah Borda Women in the Arts Initiative)

Katherine BALCH all around the sea blazed gold (world premiere, LA Phil commission)

Courtney BRYAN Piano Concerto, House of Pianos (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the MaddocksBrown Fund for New Music)

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Associate Professor and Chair of the Music Performance department at Azusa Pacific University Christopher Russell delves into the works of Mendelssohn, and Brahms.

This talk was given at a performance of Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto

BRAHMS (orch. Schoenberg) Piano Quartet No. 1

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Pianist and writer Sarah Cahill reflects on contemporary score for a 1924 silent film, Die Stadt ohne Jude.

This talk was given at a performance of Ensemble intercontemporain at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

Olga NEUWIRTH Die Stadt ohne Juden (The City Without Jews)

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This talk was given at a performance of John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

John ADAMS Girls of the Golden West

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Professor of music at Caltech Thomas Neenan discusses an organ program of Driffil, Vivaldi, Jongen, Franck, and Piazzolla.

This talk was given at a performance of Hector Olivera at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Pieces discussed:

DRIFFILL Toccata from Suite No. 1

VIVALDI (arr. H. OLIVERA) Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, La Primavera (“Spring”)

I Allegro - II Largo - III Allegro (pastorale)

VIVALDI (arr. H. OLIVERA) Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, L’Estate (“Summer”)

III Presto e forte

JONGEN Prière Op. 37, No. 3

FRANCK Pièce héroïque

PIAZZOLLA/H. OLIVERA Five Paraphrases on Piazzolla Tangos

Hector OLIVERA Improvisations on a submitted theme

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