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Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin (Third Version, 1883). Public domain.
Another hour of scarily good performances from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston!
Music in this episode:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, “Dissonance”
Performed by the Tomatz Graduate String Quartet at the Moores Opera House on March 11th, 2004.
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead
Performed by the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Larry Rachleff. This performance took place in Rice University’s Stude Concert Hall on February 12th. 2010.
This episode originally aired Sunday, April 19, 2015. Catch Music in the Making every Sunday at 7:06 pm on Classical 91.7.