For me, and I imagine for a lot of you, music has been the thing that brings people together, even when we are apart. It’s important maybe now more than ever that we find ways to connect and find comfort and inspiration.
While I can’t perform for you right now, I am excited about a new way that I can share music. Starting next Tuesday, I will be partnering with KUSC in Los Angeles and KDFC in San Francisco on a new radio show that I will record right here in my home.
I will be talking with my friend Brian Lauritzen and sharing with him and you some of my favorite recordings. And unlike in a concert, I get to talk directly to you about why I love this music and why I think you will, too. Some shows will be in English, some in Spanish, but the music needs no translation.
I hope you join me for this new project. Stay home. Stay Safe. But most of all, stay connected and inspired.
Warmest regards,
Gustavo
Broadcast playlists below:
TUE, MAR 31
MOZART Symphony No. 41, Fourth Movement (buy)
John ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine (listen | buy)
John WILLIAMS "Adventures on Earth" from E.T. (listen | buy)
RAVEL La valse (listen | buy)
Arturo MÁRQUEZ Danzón No. 2 (listen | buy)
WED, APR 1
ROSSINI The Thieving Magpie: Overture (listen)
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54: 1st movement
ELLINGTON Three Black Kings: No. 3 - Martin Luther King (listen)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 in A major, Op. 92: 4th movement (listen | buy)
RAVEL Mother Goose: No. 5, The Fairy Garden (listen | buy)
THU, APR 2
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra: Finale (listen | buy)
STRAUSS Die Nasswalderin Polka Mazur, Op. 267 (listen | buy)
ESTEVEZ Mediodia en el Llano (listen | buy)
MOZART Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165 (listen)
COPLAND Appalachian Spring: Simple Gifts (listen | buy)
FRI, APR 3
STRAUSS Don Juan, Op. 20 (listen)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: Intermezzo (Adagio) (listen | buy)
Gabriela ORTIZ Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio
SUN, APR 5
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (listen | buy)
HERRMANN Vertigo Suite (listen | buy)
Arturo MÁRQUEZ Conga del Fuego (listen | buy)
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 4, Mambo (listen | buy)
TUE, APR 7
J.S. BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068: 2. Air
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4, Op. 98: 4. Allegro energico (listen | buy)
MOZART Clarinet Concerto, K. 622: 1. Allegro
John ADAMS Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? : 3. Piú mosso: Obsession / Swing (listen)
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz from Swan Lake (listen | buy)
WED, APR 8
MAHLER Symphony No. 8, "Symphony of a Thousand": Part 1 (buy)
J. STRAUSS, Jr. The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 (buy)
J. STRAUSS, Jr., arr. Paul DESENNE Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 / "Triqui Traqui" (listen)
Arturo MÁRQUEZ Conga del Fuego (listen | buy)
THU, APR 9
DEBUSSY La mer: 1. From Dawn Till Noon on the Sea (listen | buy)
DEBUSSY La mer: 3. Dialogue of the Wind and the Sea (listen | buy)
Aldemaro ROMERO Suite for String Orchestra: 1. Fuga con Pajarillo (listen)
PUCCINI Tosca: "Vissi d'arte" (listen)
STRAVINSKY Firebird: Infernal Dance/Lullaby/Palace and Creature (listen | buy)
FRI, APR 10
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (listen | buy)
WAGNER Rhinegold: The Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (listen)
DVORAK Symphony No. 9: IV: Allegro con fuoco (listen| buy)
SUN, APR 12
John ADAMS City Noir: 3. Boulevard Night (listen | buy)
GRANDA La flor de la canela (listen)
VERDI Rigoletto: "La donna e mobile" (listen)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9: Finale Part II (listen | buy)