Be on the listen for Houston Music Highlights, Tuesday through Friday on Classical 91.7! These 6-minute segments feature local musicians and ensembles such as the Houston Symphony, the Apollo Chamber Players, and numerous others each week. Houston Music Highlights air at 7 AM, and then repeat at 1 PM, 6 PM, and 10 PM. The highlights for this week feature an American interpretation of Hungarian folk music, for string quartet; a German setting of Psalm 13, “Herr, wie lange willst du mein so gar vergessen? (How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord?);” a French chamber piece that seems to fit somewhere in between a concerto and a sextet; and an arrangement of one of Dvořák’s many Slavonic Dances, bookending nicely with the European folk flair of Tuesday’s piece.
Tuesday
Hungarian Folk Songs (excerpt): Dana Wilson
Recorded in HPM’s Geary Performance Studio on April 30, 2015
Wednesday
Psalm 13, Op. 27: Johannes Brahms
Bach Society Houston: Bach Choir Houston and Mercury
Performed as part of Bach Vespers: Music from Hamburg on February 17th, 2013.
Thursday
Concerto for violin, piano & string quartet, Op. 21: Ernest Chausson
St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society
Recorded in HPM’s Geary Performance Studio on January 5, 2015
Friday
Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8: Antonín Dvořák
The Webster Trio
Performed in Duncan Recital Hall on September 7th, 2012.