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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Old First Concerts From the Archives</title><link>https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org</link><description><![CDATA[Rare gems and spectacular performances from Old First Concerts' first 50 years]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4338127/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Music</category><copyright>Copyright Matt Wolka</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg</url><title>Old First Concerts From the Archives</title><link>https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org</link></image><lastBuildDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:19:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Matt Wolka</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Rare gems and spectacular performances from Old First Concerts' first 50 years</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rare gems and spectacular performances from Old First Concerts' first 50 years]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Music"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>No. 29 - Happy Birthday Chopin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/no-29-happy-birthday-chopin</link><description><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast no. 29<br />recorded February 25, 2021<br /><br />featuring music by Frédéric Chopin<br />recorded at celebrations of his birthday organized by the San Francisco Chapter of the Chopin Foundation<br /><br />Kevin Kenner, piano<br />Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44<br />Mazurkas, Op. 7 & Op. 6<br />recorded on March 3, 2019<br /><br />Ning An, piano<br />Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23<br />Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52<br />recorded February 19, 2016<br /><br />Tao Lin, piano<br />4 Mazurkas, Op. 68<br />Largo & Finale from Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58<br />recorded February 22, 2009<br /><br />Claire Huangci, piano<br />Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante<br />recorded February 22, 2014<br /><br />Lo-An Lin, piano<br />Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61<br />recorded February 24, 2014]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43641106</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:45:14 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/43641106/no_29_happy_birthday_chopin.mp3" length="90160511" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Old First Concerts podcast no. 29
recorded February 25, 2021

featuring music by Frédéric Chopin
recorded at celebrations of his birthday organized by the San Francisco Chapter of the Chopin Foundation

Kevin Kenner, piano
Polonaise in F-sharp minor,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast no. 29<br />recorded February 25, 2021<br /><br />featuring music by Frédéric Chopin<br />recorded at celebrations of his birthday organized by the San Francisco Chapter of the Chopin Foundation<br /><br />Kevin Kenner, piano<br />Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44<br />Mazurkas, Op. 7 & Op. 6<br />recorded on March 3, 2019<br /><br />Ning An, piano<br />Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23<br />Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52<br />recorded February 19, 2016<br /><br />Tao Lin, piano<br />4 Mazurkas, Op. 68<br />Largo & Finale from Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58<br />recorded February 22, 2009<br /><br />Claire Huangci, piano<br />Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante<br />recorded February 22, 2014<br /><br />Lo-An Lin, piano<br />Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61<br />recorded February 24, 2014]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5634</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 28 - Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and more</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-podcast-no-28</link><description><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast no. 28<br />recorded June 23, 2020<br /><br />featuring three performances of music by Ludwig van Beethoven<br /><br />Sarah Hong, cello & Ji-eun Kang, piano<br />Seven Variations on Bei mannern from The Magic Flute<br />recorded on June 22, 2007<br /><br />William Wellborn, piano<br />Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moolight'<br />recorded on October 27, 2013<br /><br />Gwendolyn Mok, piano<br />Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 2, No. 2 <br />recorded April 17, 2016]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32739927</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 22:26:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/32739927/old_first_podcast_no_28.mp3" length="49566598" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Old First Concerts podcast no. 28&#13;
recorded June 23, 2020&#13;
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featuring three performances of music by Ludwig van Beethoven&#13;
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Sarah Hong, cello &amp; Ji-eun Kang, piano&#13;
Seven Variations on Bei mannern from The Magic Flute&#13;
recorded on June 22, 2007...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast no. 28<br />recorded June 23, 2020<br /><br />featuring three performances of music by Ludwig van Beethoven<br /><br />Sarah Hong, cello & Ji-eun Kang, piano<br />Seven Variations on Bei mannern from The Magic Flute<br />recorded on June 22, 2007<br /><br />William Wellborn, piano<br />Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moolight'<br />recorded on October 27, 2013<br /><br />Gwendolyn Mok, piano<br />Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 2, No. 2 <br />recorded April 17, 2016]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3097</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 27 - Sarah Cahill: a devotion to peace</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-27</link><description><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast, no. 27<br />recorded on June 3, 2020<br /><br />featuring performances by Sarah Cahill, piano<br /><br />1. Sonata by Marc Blitzstein<br />recorded July 18, 2008<br /><br />2. Sparkita and Her Kittens by Christine Southworth<br />recorded June 18, 2015<br /><br />3. Devotion to Peace by Michael Byron<br />recorded July 31, 2009<br /><br />4. Witraz by Grazyna Bacewicz<br />with Kate Stenberg, violin<br />recorded October 12, 2018<br /><br />5. Movement (Deep in my Heart) by Ingram Marshall<br />recorded November 11, 2011<br /><br />6. Delta 88 by Shinji Eshima (World Premiere)<br />recorded August 2, 2013<br /><br />7. Venus in 94 by Terry Riley<br />recorded July 13, 2007<br /><br />8. She Dances Naked Under Palm Trees by Theresa Wong (West Coast Premiere)<br />recorded May 18, 2019]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29185105</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:01:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/29185105/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_27.mp3" length="50863803" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Old First Concerts podcast, no. 27&#13;
recorded on June 3, 2020&#13;
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featuring performances by Sarah Cahill, piano&#13;
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1. Sonata by Marc Blitzstein&#13;
recorded July 18, 2008&#13;
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2. Sparkita and Her Kittens by Christine Southworth&#13;
recorded June 18, 2015&#13;
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3....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast, no. 27<br />recorded on June 3, 2020<br /><br />featuring performances by Sarah Cahill, piano<br /><br />1. Sonata by Marc Blitzstein<br />recorded July 18, 2008<br /><br />2. Sparkita and Her Kittens by Christine Southworth<br />recorded June 18, 2015<br /><br />3. Devotion to Peace by Michael Byron<br />recorded July 31, 2009<br /><br />4. Witraz by Grazyna Bacewicz<br />with Kate Stenberg, violin<br />recorded October 12, 2018<br /><br />5. Movement (Deep in my Heart) by Ingram Marshall<br />recorded November 11, 2011<br /><br />6. Delta 88 by Shinji Eshima (World Premiere)<br />recorded August 2, 2013<br /><br />7. Venus in 94 by Terry Riley<br />recorded July 13, 2007<br /><br />8. She Dances Naked Under Palm Trees by Theresa Wong (West Coast Premiere)<br />recorded May 18, 2019]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3177</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 26 - Sarah Cahill: a book of sounds</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-26</link><description><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast, episode 26<br />recorded May 26, 2020<br /><br />All performances by Sarah Cahill, piano<br /><br />Das Buch der Klange no. 10 by Hans Otte<br />recorded July 13, 2007<br /><br />Mistica by Tania Leon<br />recorded April 18, 2010<br /><br />Two Entwined by Paul Dresher<br />recorded April 8, 2016<br /><br />Sculpture I by Ursula Mamlok, with an introduction by the composer<br />recorded August 15, 2003<br /><br />Ellis Island by Meredith Monk, with guest pianist Regina Myers<br />recorded May 17, 2019<br /><br />Green Sea by Luciano Chessa<br />West Coast premiere, recorded July 7, 2017]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28387809</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 21:17:56 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/28387809/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_26.mp3" length="54505013" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Old First Concerts podcast, episode 26&#13;
recorded May 26, 2020&#13;
&#13;
All performances by Sarah Cahill, piano&#13;
&#13;
Das Buch der Klange no. 10 by Hans Otte&#13;
recorded July 13, 2007&#13;
&#13;
Mistica by Tania Leon&#13;
recorded April 18, 2010&#13;
&#13;
Two Entwined by Paul...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast, episode 26<br />recorded May 26, 2020<br /><br />All performances by Sarah Cahill, piano<br /><br />Das Buch der Klange no. 10 by Hans Otte<br />recorded July 13, 2007<br /><br />Mistica by Tania Leon<br />recorded April 18, 2010<br /><br />Two Entwined by Paul Dresher<br />recorded April 8, 2016<br /><br />Sculpture I by Ursula Mamlok, with an introduction by the composer<br />recorded August 15, 2003<br /><br />Ellis Island by Meredith Monk, with guest pianist Regina Myers<br />recorded May 17, 2019<br /><br />Green Sea by Luciano Chessa<br />West Coast premiere, recorded July 7, 2017]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3405</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cahill,contemporarymusic,hansotte,lucianochessa,meredithmonk,newmusic,oldfirstconcerts,pauldresher,piano,reginamyers,sarahcahill,tanialeon,ursulamamlok</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 25 - Terry Riley - keyboards and voice</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-25</link><description><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast, episode 25<br />recorded May 18, 2020<br /><br />featuring two performances by legendary Bay Area composer and performer Terry Riley<br />recorded on March 23, 2013<br /><br />Terry Riley - Simply M, for piano and voice<br /><br />Terry Riley - organ improvisation]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27705368</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 21:39:27 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/27705368/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_25.mp3" length="62854473" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Old First Concerts podcast, episode 25&#13;
recorded May 18, 2020&#13;
&#13;
featuring two performances by legendary Bay Area composer and performer Terry Riley&#13;
recorded on March 23, 2013&#13;
&#13;
Terry Riley - Simply M, for piano and voice&#13;
&#13;
Terry Riley - organ...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast, episode 25<br />recorded May 18, 2020<br /><br />featuring two performances by legendary Bay Area composer and performer Terry Riley<br />recorded on March 23, 2013<br /><br />Terry Riley - Simply M, for piano and voice<br /><br />Terry Riley - organ improvisation]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3928</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 24 - The Ninth and other works by Beethoven</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/oldfirstconcertspodcastno24</link><description><![CDATA[Old First Concerts Podcast, episode 24<br />Recorded on May 11, 2020<br /><br />Second episode celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth with performances of his music including:<br /><br />John Ferguson, piano<br />Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, II - Molto vivace by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged for solo piano by Franz Liszt<br />performed on August 9, 2013<br /><br />Dmitry Rachmanov, piano<br />Six Variations on an Original Theme in F major, Op. 34 by Ludwig van Beethoven<br />performed on January 30, 2009<br /><br />Ives Collective - Jay Zhong & Tammie Dyer, violins; Susan Freier & Jessica Chang, violas; Stephen Harrison, cello<br />String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 by Ludwig van Beethoven<br />performed on January 26, 2020]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27118496</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 01:43:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/27118496/oldfirstconcertspodcastno24.mp3" length="54736970" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Old First Concerts Podcast, episode 24&#13;
Recorded on May 11, 2020&#13;
&#13;
Second episode celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth with performances of his music including:&#13;
&#13;
John Ferguson, piano&#13;
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, II - Molto...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Old First Concerts Podcast, episode 24<br />Recorded on May 11, 2020<br /><br />Second episode celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth with performances of his music including:<br /><br />John Ferguson, piano<br />Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, II - Molto vivace by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged for solo piano by Franz Liszt<br />performed on August 9, 2013<br /><br />Dmitry Rachmanov, piano<br />Six Variations on an Original Theme in F major, Op. 34 by Ludwig van Beethoven<br />performed on January 30, 2009<br /><br />Ives Collective - Jay Zhong & Tammie Dyer, violins; Susan Freier & Jessica Chang, violas; Stephen Harrison, cello<br />String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 by Ludwig van Beethoven<br />performed on January 26, 2020]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3420</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 23 - All in Twilight: works by Taghavi, Takemitsu, Diemer, Crumb, and Hellawell</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-23</link><description><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast No. 23<br />recorded on May 4, 2020<br /><br />featuring:<br /><br />Shekva by Hamid Taghavi, arranged by David Ryther<br />performed by Circadian String Quartet on November 15, 2019 <br />Monika Gruber & David Ryther, violins; Omid Assadi, viola; David Wishnia, cello<br />with special guest Hamid Taghavi, santour<br /><br />All in Twilight by Toru Takemitsu<br />performed by Giacomo Fiore, guitar, on September 10, 2010<br /><br />Toccata by Emma Lou Diemer<br />performed by Faythe Vollrath, harpsichord, on November 26, 2018<br /><br />A Litte Suite for Xmas AD 1929 by George Crumb<br />performed by Teresa McCullough, piano, on December 6, 2008<br /><br />The Still Dancers by Piers Hellawell, US Premiere<br />performed by the Friction Quartet on July 21, 2017<br />Doug Machiz, cello; Otis Harriel, violin; Taija Warbelow, viola; Kevin Rogers, violin]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26722460</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 21:15:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/26722460/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_23.mp3" length="63579170" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Old First Concerts podcast No. 23&#13;
recorded on May 4, 2020&#13;
&#13;
featuring:&#13;
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Shekva by Hamid Taghavi, arranged by David Ryther&#13;
performed by Circadian String Quartet on November 15, 2019 &#13;
Monika Gruber &amp; David Ryther, violins; Omid Assadi, viola;...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Old First Concerts podcast No. 23<br />recorded on May 4, 2020<br /><br />featuring:<br /><br />Shekva by Hamid Taghavi, arranged by David Ryther<br />performed by Circadian String Quartet on November 15, 2019 <br />Monika Gruber & David Ryther, violins; Omid Assadi, viola; David Wishnia, cello<br />with special guest Hamid Taghavi, santour<br /><br />All in Twilight by Toru Takemitsu<br />performed by Giacomo Fiore, guitar, on September 10, 2010<br /><br />Toccata by Emma Lou Diemer<br />performed by Faythe Vollrath, harpsichord, on November 26, 2018<br /><br />A Litte Suite for Xmas AD 1929 by George Crumb<br />performed by Teresa McCullough, piano, on December 6, 2008<br /><br />The Still Dancers by Piers Hellawell, US Premiere<br />performed by the Friction Quartet on July 21, 2017<br />Doug Machiz, cello; Otis Harriel, violin; Taija Warbelow, viola; Kevin Rogers, violin]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3972</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 22 - Beethoven Birthday Party! part 1 - Les Adieux</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-22</link><description><![CDATA[Old First Concerts Podcast No. 22<br />Recorded on April 27, 2020<br /><br />Celebrating Beethoven's 250th anniversary with:<br /><br />Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 - I Andante - Allegro vivace<br />performed by Sarah Hong, cello & Ji-eun Kang, piano<br />June 22, 2007<br /><br />Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, 'Les Adieux'<br />I - Das Lebewohl / II - Abwesenheit / III - Das Wiedersehen<br />performed by Daniel Glover, piano<br />August 12, 2007<br /><br />Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1 - II Rondo. Allegro<br />performed by martha & monica - Monica Scott, cello & Hadley McCarroll, piano<br />February 8, 2015<br /><br />Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3<br />I - Allegro con brio / II - Adagio / III - Scherzo: Allegro / IV - Allero assai<br />performed by Natalya Lundvedt, piano<br />June 24, 2007]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26225531</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:15:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/26225531/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_22.mp3" length="56146363" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Old First Concerts Podcast No. 22&#13;
Recorded on April 27, 2020&#13;
&#13;
Celebrating Beethoven's 250th anniversary with:&#13;
&#13;
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 - I Andante - Allegro vivace&#13;
performed by Sarah Hong, cello &amp; Ji-eun Kang, piano&#13;
June...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Old First Concerts Podcast No. 22<br />Recorded on April 27, 2020<br /><br />Celebrating Beethoven's 250th anniversary with:<br /><br />Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 - I Andante - Allegro vivace<br />performed by Sarah Hong, cello & Ji-eun Kang, piano<br />June 22, 2007<br /><br />Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, 'Les Adieux'<br />I - Das Lebewohl / II - Abwesenheit / III - Das Wiedersehen<br />performed by Daniel Glover, piano<br />August 12, 2007<br /><br />Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1 - II Rondo. Allegro<br />performed by martha & monica - Monica Scott, cello & Hadley McCarroll, piano<br />February 8, 2015<br /><br />Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3<br />I - Allegro con brio / II - Adagio / III - Scherzo: Allegro / IV - Allero assai<br />performed by Natalya Lundvedt, piano<br />June 24, 2007]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3516</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 21 - Alternate Tunings with Del Sol: works by Johnston, Vali, and Scodanibbio</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-21</link><description><![CDATA[Recorded on April 20, 2020<br />Featuring performances by the Del Sol String Quartet<br /><br />Ben Johnston – String Quartet No. 10, IV. Spritely, not too fast<br />Performed April 1, 2011<br />Kate Stenberg & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello<br /><br />Reza Vali – Nayshâboorâk (Calligraphy No. 6)<br />Performed April 1, 2011<br />Kate Stenberg & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello<br /><br />Stefano Scodanibbio –Mas Lugares <br />Performed August 30, 2015<br />Benjamin Kreith & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25813558</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25813558/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_21.mp3" length="43663959" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Recorded on April 20, 2020&#13;
Featuring performances by the Del Sol String Quartet&#13;
&#13;
Ben Johnston – String Quartet No. 10, IV. Spritely, not too fast&#13;
Performed April 1, 2011&#13;
Kate Stenberg &amp; Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recorded on April 20, 2020<br />Featuring performances by the Del Sol String Quartet<br /><br />Ben Johnston – String Quartet No. 10, IV. Spritely, not too fast<br />Performed April 1, 2011<br />Kate Stenberg & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello<br /><br />Reza Vali – Nayshâboorâk (Calligraphy No. 6)<br />Performed April 1, 2011<br />Kate Stenberg & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello<br /><br />Stefano Scodanibbio –Mas Lugares <br />Performed August 30, 2015<br />Benjamin Kreith & Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Kathryn Bates, cello]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2734</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 20 - Be Kind to One Another: Works by Obrecht, Riley, and Bach</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-20</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in October 2011, featuring:<br /><br />1. Euouae - August 13, 2010 <br />Jacob Obrecht Salve Regina<br />Steven Sven Olbash, director <br /><br />2. Sarah Cahill, piano - July 31, 2009 <br />Terry Riley Be Kind to One Another (Rag) <br /><br />3. Esther Landau, flute & Solon Gordon, piano - April 25, 2010<br />J. S. Bach Sonata in F major, BWV 1035]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729252</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729252/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_20.mp3" length="36699323" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in October 2011, featuring:&#13;
&#13;
1. Euouae - August 13, 2010 &#13;
Jacob Obrecht Salve Regina&#13;
Steven Sven Olbash, director &#13;
&#13;
2. Sarah Cahill, piano - July 31, 2009 &#13;
Terry Riley Be Kind to One Another (Rag) &#13;
&#13;
3. Esther Landau, flute...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in October 2011, featuring:<br /><br />1. Euouae - August 13, 2010 <br />Jacob Obrecht Salve Regina<br />Steven Sven Olbash, director <br /><br />2. Sarah Cahill, piano - July 31, 2009 <br />Terry Riley Be Kind to One Another (Rag) <br /><br />3. Esther Landau, flute & Solon Gordon, piano - April 25, 2010<br />J. S. Bach Sonata in F major, BWV 1035]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2294</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bach,cahill,chamber,classical,euouae,landau,music,obrecht,olbash,riley</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 19 - ChamberBridge Frontiers 2010: New music from Switzerland and the Bay Area</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-19</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in November 2010, featuring a performance by ChamberBridge<br />Lara Bruckmann, soprano & Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano<br />recorded live on May 9, 2010 at Old First Concerts<br /><br />1. Calling the movers by Jason Levis<br />2. a long moment (of pleasure) by Marcel Sägesser<br />3. In eines Spiegels Bläue by Christian Henkin<br />4. The Arbitrariness of Language by Evelyn Ficarra<br />5. Ich atme Lichtstimmung ein, folge ihren Spuren by Alice Baumgartner<br />6. Scherzo No. 3 by Robert Yamasato<br />7. Hand of God by Wael Sami Elkholy<br />8. Psalm 150 by Sue-Hye Kim]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729251</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729251/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_19_adjusted.mp3" length="57250498" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in November 2010, featuring a performance by ChamberBridge&#13;
Lara Bruckmann, soprano &amp; Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano&#13;
recorded live on May 9, 2010 at Old First Concerts&#13;
&#13;
1. Calling the movers by Jason Levis&#13;
2. a long moment (of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in November 2010, featuring a performance by ChamberBridge<br />Lara Bruckmann, soprano & Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano<br />recorded live on May 9, 2010 at Old First Concerts<br /><br />1. Calling the movers by Jason Levis<br />2. a long moment (of pleasure) by Marcel Sägesser<br />3. In eines Spiegels Bläue by Christian Henkin<br />4. The Arbitrariness of Language by Evelyn Ficarra<br />5. Ich atme Lichtstimmung ein, folge ihren Spuren by Alice Baumgartner<br />6. Scherzo No. 3 by Robert Yamasato<br />7. Hand of God by Wael Sami Elkholy<br />8. Psalm 150 by Sue-Hye Kim]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3586</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>baumgartner,bruckmann,chamber,chamberbridge,classical,contemporary,elkholy,ficarra,henking,levis,sägasser,song,yamasoto,zimmermann</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 18 - World Premiere of Luciano Chessa's Louganis</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-18</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in December 2007, featuring two works by Luciano Chessa, performed on November 18, 2007<br /><br />1. Quadri da una città phantasma for piano, three turntables and slate board<br />Luciano Chessa, piano; Shane Anderson, turntables<br /><br />2. Louganis for piano and video (World Premiere performance)<br />Luciano Chessa, piano Terry Berlier, video]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729253</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2020 05:25:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729253/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_18.mp3" length="57602297" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in December 2007, featuring two works by Luciano Chessa, performed on November 18, 2007&#13;
&#13;
1. Quadri da una città phantasma for piano, three turntables and slate board&#13;
Luciano Chessa, piano; Shane Anderson, turntables&#13;
&#13;
2....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in December 2007, featuring two works by Luciano Chessa, performed on November 18, 2007<br /><br />1. Quadri da una città phantasma for piano, three turntables and slate board<br />Luciano Chessa, piano; Shane Anderson, turntables<br /><br />2. Louganis for piano and video (World Premiere performance)<br />Luciano Chessa, piano Terry Berlier, video]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3601</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chamber,chessa,classical,contemporary,music,piano</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 17 - Piano classics: works by Frank and Scarlatti</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-17</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in October 2007, featuring:<br /><br />1. Reto Reichenbach, piano - October 14, 2007<br />Prelude, choral et fugue by César Franck<br /><br />2. William Wellborn, piano - December 16, 2007<br />Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K. 239, L. 281; Sonata in F minor, K. 238, L. 27; Sonata in D minor, K. 9, L. 413; Sonata in G major (formerly attributed to Seixas); Sonata in A major, K. 208, L. 238; Sonata in A major, K. 209, L. 428]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729261</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:20:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729261/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_17.mp3" length="37836590" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in October 2007, featuring:&#13;
&#13;
1. Reto Reichenbach, piano - October 14, 2007&#13;
Prelude, choral et fugue by César Franck&#13;
&#13;
2. William Wellborn, piano - December 16, 2007&#13;
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K. 239, L. 281; Sonata...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in October 2007, featuring:<br /><br />1. Reto Reichenbach, piano - October 14, 2007<br />Prelude, choral et fugue by César Franck<br /><br />2. William Wellborn, piano - December 16, 2007<br />Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in F minor, K. 239, L. 281; Sonata in F minor, K. 238, L. 27; Sonata in D minor, K. 9, L. 413; Sonata in G major (formerly attributed to Seixas); Sonata in A major, K. 208, L. 238; Sonata in A major, K. 209, L. 428]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2365</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>baroque,chamber,classical,frank,piano,reichenbach,scarlatti,wellborn</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 16 - Pinkham, Walker &amp; Hege set the Faucon, plus Stravinsky's Suite Italienne</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/oldfirstpodcastno16</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in September, 2007, featuring:<br />1. Laurel Ensemble - December 1, 2006<br />Christina Mok, violin & Lori Lack, piano <br />Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky <br /><br />2. Steven Sven Olbash, baritone & Heather Heise, piano - October 12, 2007<br />settings of The Faucon by Daniel Pinkham, George Walker & Anne Hege<br /><br />3. Laurel Ensemble<br />Catherine Seidel, mezzo-soprano; Jenny Douglass, viola; Ann Lavin, clarinet; Sarah Holzman, flute <br />Three Songs from Shakespeare by Igor Stravinsky]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25796644</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25796644/oldfirstpodcastno16.mp3" length="36178963" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in September, 2007, featuring:&#13;
1. Laurel Ensemble - December 1, 2006&#13;
Christina Mok, violin &amp; Lori Lack, piano &#13;
Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky &#13;
&#13;
2. Steven Sven Olbash, baritone &amp; Heather Heise, piano - October 12, 2007...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in September, 2007, featuring:<br />1. Laurel Ensemble - December 1, 2006<br />Christina Mok, violin & Lori Lack, piano <br />Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky <br /><br />2. Steven Sven Olbash, baritone & Heather Heise, piano - October 12, 2007<br />settings of The Faucon by Daniel Pinkham, George Walker & Anne Hege<br /><br />3. Laurel Ensemble<br />Catherine Seidel, mezzo-soprano; Jenny Douglass, viola; Ann Lavin, clarinet; Sarah Holzman, flute <br />Three Songs from Shakespeare by Igor Stravinsky]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2262</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>hege,pinkham,shakespeare,stravinsky,walker</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 15 - Stumbling and Bumbling: new music by Chessa, Armer, Russell, Brown, and Waitkus</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-15</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in September, 2007, featuring:<br /><br />1. Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006 <br />Le miniere from Quadri da una città fantasma by Luciano Chessa <br /><br />2.  Bettina Mussumeli, violin; Stephen Harrison, cello; & Lois Brandwynne, piano - May 20, 2006 <br />Fantasy by Elinor Armer <br /><br />OOGOG - Jonathan Russell, clarinet/alto sax; Ryan Brown, electric guitar; Damon Waitkus, electric bass; Josh Campbell, piano - July 29, 2007 <br />3. Strumbling and Bumbling by Jonathan Russell <br />4. Prince Oogog by Ryan Brown <br />5. Beans and Beans by Damon Waitkus]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729260</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729260/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_15_adjusted.mp3" length="41577048" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in September, 2007, featuring:&#13;
&#13;
1. Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006 &#13;
Le miniere from Quadri da una città fantasma by Luciano Chessa &#13;
&#13;
2.  Bettina Mussumeli, violin; Stephen Harrison, cello; &amp; Lois Brandwynne, piano - May 20,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in September, 2007, featuring:<br /><br />1. Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006 <br />Le miniere from Quadri da una città fantasma by Luciano Chessa <br /><br />2.  Bettina Mussumeli, violin; Stephen Harrison, cello; & Lois Brandwynne, piano - May 20, 2006 <br />Fantasy by Elinor Armer <br /><br />OOGOG - Jonathan Russell, clarinet/alto sax; Ryan Brown, electric guitar; Damon Waitkus, electric bass; Josh Campbell, piano - July 29, 2007 <br />3. Strumbling and Bumbling by Jonathan Russell <br />4. Prince Oogog by Ryan Brown <br />5. Beans and Beans by Damon Waitkus]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2604</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>armer,brown,cahill,chamber,chessa,classical,contemporary,music,oogog,russell,waitkus</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 14 - Demon spirit of the wind: works by Gentile, Morricone, Bussotti, Chang, and Rossi Re</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-14</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in August, 2007, featuring:<br /><br />Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006 <br />1. Piccolo studio da concerto per pianoforte by Ada Gentile <br />2. Studio I by Andrea Morricone <br />3. Lo studiolo di Luca Signorelli by Sylvano Bussotti <br /><br />4. Melody of China - May 25, 2007<br />World Premiere of Passacaglia by Albert Chang<br />Hong Wang, huqin (strings); Wanpeng Guo, sheng (mouth organ); Xian Lu, dizi (bamboo flutes); Shenshen Zhang, pipa (Chinese lute); Gangqin Zhao, zheng (table harp); Yangqin Zhao, yangqin (hammer dulcimer) <br /><br />5. Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006 <br />Hurucane by Fabrizio de Rossi Re]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729255</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729255/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_14.mp3" length="38010043" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in August, 2007, featuring:&#13;
&#13;
Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006 &#13;
1. Piccolo studio da concerto per pianoforte by Ada Gentile &#13;
2. Studio I by Andrea Morricone &#13;
3. Lo studiolo di Luca Signorelli by Sylvano Bussotti &#13;
&#13;
4. Melody...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in August, 2007, featuring:<br /><br />Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006 <br />1. Piccolo studio da concerto per pianoforte by Ada Gentile <br />2. Studio I by Andrea Morricone <br />3. Lo studiolo di Luca Signorelli by Sylvano Bussotti <br /><br />4. Melody of China - May 25, 2007<br />World Premiere of Passacaglia by Albert Chang<br />Hong Wang, huqin (strings); Wanpeng Guo, sheng (mouth organ); Xian Lu, dizi (bamboo flutes); Shenshen Zhang, pipa (Chinese lute); Gangqin Zhao, zheng (table harp); Yangqin Zhao, yangqin (hammer dulcimer) <br /><br />5. Sarah Cahill, piano - May 5, 2006 <br />Hurucane by Fabrizio de Rossi Re]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2376</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bussotti,cahill,chang,classical,contemporary,gentile,morricone,music,piano,rossi</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 13 - Shadows &amp; Light: works by Prokofiev, Bartók, Smirnov, and Janáček</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-13</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on March 13, 2007, featuring:<br />1. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - July 12, 1998<br />Prelude by Sergei  Prokofiev <br />Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp<br /><br />2. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - March 11, 2005<br />Two Slavic Dances by Béla Bartók <br />Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp; Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola<br /><br />3. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - April 20, 2001<br />Shadows in Light by Dmitry Smirnov<br />Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp; Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola <br /><br />4. Carol Isaac, piano - November 13, 2006 <br />On an Overgrown Path, book one by Leoš Janáček]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729256</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729256/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_13.mp3" length="41653393" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on March 13, 2007, featuring:&#13;
1. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - July 12, 1998&#13;
Prelude by Sergei  Prokofiev &#13;
Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp&#13;
&#13;
2. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - March 11, 2005&#13;
Two Slavic Dances by Béla Bartók &#13;
Olga...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on March 13, 2007, featuring:<br />1. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - July 12, 1998<br />Prelude by Sergei  Prokofiev <br />Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp<br /><br />2. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - March 11, 2005<br />Two Slavic Dances by Béla Bartók <br />Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp; Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola<br /><br />3. Melodiya Chamber Ensemble - April 20, 2001<br />Shadows in Light by Dmitry Smirnov<br />Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp; Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola <br /><br />4. Carol Isaac, piano - November 13, 2006 <br />On an Overgrown Path, book one by Leoš Janáček]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2604</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bartok,chamber,classical,contemporary,janacek,music,prokofiev,smirnov</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 12 - A lament &amp; a dance: works by Ravel, Bridge, Berkeley, and Chopin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-12</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on January 31, 2007, featuring:<br /><br />1. Gwendolyn Mok, piano - November 17th, 2002 <br />Gaspard de la nuit by Maurice Ravel<br /><br />2. Elizabeth Prior & Natalia Vershilova, violas - October 7th, 2006 <br />Lament by Frank Bridge<br /><br />3. John Parr, piano - August 7th, 2005<br />Six Preludes for Piano, Op. 23, no.’s 4-6 by Lennox Berkeley<br /><br />4. Gila Goldstein, piano - May 16th, 2004 <br />Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 2 in F minor by Chopin]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729257</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729257/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_12.mp3" length="36785004" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on January 31, 2007, featuring:&#13;
&#13;
1. Gwendolyn Mok, piano - November 17th, 2002 &#13;
Gaspard de la nuit by Maurice Ravel&#13;
&#13;
2. Elizabeth Prior &amp; Natalia Vershilova, violas - October 7th, 2006 &#13;
Lament by Frank Bridge&#13;
&#13;
3. John Parr,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on January 31, 2007, featuring:<br /><br />1. Gwendolyn Mok, piano - November 17th, 2002 <br />Gaspard de la nuit by Maurice Ravel<br /><br />2. Elizabeth Prior & Natalia Vershilova, violas - October 7th, 2006 <br />Lament by Frank Bridge<br /><br />3. John Parr, piano - August 7th, 2005<br />Six Preludes for Piano, Op. 23, no.’s 4-6 by Lennox Berkeley<br /><br />4. Gila Goldstein, piano - May 16th, 2004 <br />Mazurka, Op. 63, No. 2 in F minor by Chopin]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2300</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>2</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 11 - Opium &amp; Absinthe - works by Boots, Schubert, and Ben-Haim</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/oldfirstconcertspodcastno11</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in December 2006, featuring:<br />1. October 6th, 2006 - Edmund Welles: the bass clarinet quartet - from Opium and Absinthe by Cornelius Boots: Inertia - Cornelius Boots, Aaron Novik, Jonathan Russell, Jeffrey Anderle, bass clarinets<br /><br />2. May 26th, 2006 - The Laurel Ensemble - String Trio in B flat, D. 581 by Franz Schubert - Christina Mok, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Krisanthy Desby, cello<br /><br />3. May 16th, 2006 - Gila Goldstein, piano - Five Pieces, Op. 34 by Paul Ben-Haim]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25787085</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25787085/oldfirstconcertspodcastno11.mp3" length="35554532" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in December 2006, featuring:&#13;
1. October 6th, 2006 - Edmund Welles: the bass clarinet quartet - from Opium and Absinthe by Cornelius Boots: Inertia - Cornelius Boots, Aaron Novik, Jonathan Russell, Jeffrey Anderle, bass clarinets...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in December 2006, featuring:<br />1. October 6th, 2006 - Edmund Welles: the bass clarinet quartet - from Opium and Absinthe by Cornelius Boots: Inertia - Cornelius Boots, Aaron Novik, Jonathan Russell, Jeffrey Anderle, bass clarinets<br /><br />2. May 26th, 2006 - The Laurel Ensemble - String Trio in B flat, D. 581 by Franz Schubert - Christina Mok, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Krisanthy Desby, cello<br /><br />3. May 16th, 2006 - Gila Goldstein, piano - Five Pieces, Op. 34 by Paul Ben-Haim]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2223</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bass,clarinet,piano,trio</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 10 - Danse sacrée et Danse profane: works by Debussy, Johansen, &amp; Graves</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/oldfirstconcertspodcastno10</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on November 16, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. July 9th, 2006 - Craig Reiss with the Eos Ensemble Danse sacrée et Danse profane by Claude Debussy - Michael Rado, harp; Craig Reiss, violin/viola; Elbert Tsai, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Ruth Lane, cello; Julie McKenzie, flute; Clark Fobes, clarinet<br /><br />2. November 8th, 2002 - Tori Stødle, piano - Portraits from the Middle Ages, Op. 8 by David Monrad Johansen - I. Fruga Ermelin,     II. Steinfinn Fefinnson<br /><br />3. December 2nd, 2005 - The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - My Neighbors Down the Hall by David Graves: I. The Slacker,    II. The Widow,    III. An Angry Young Man,    IV. The Poet,    V. Gossip]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25787029</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2020 04:23:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25787029/oldfirstconcertspodcastno10.mp3" length="34346212" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on November 16, 2006, featuring:&#13;
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1. July 9th, 2006 - Craig Reiss with the Eos Ensemble Danse sacrée et Danse profane by Claude Debussy - Michael Rado, harp; Craig Reiss, violin/viola; Elbert Tsai, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola;...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on November 16, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. July 9th, 2006 - Craig Reiss with the Eos Ensemble Danse sacrée et Danse profane by Claude Debussy - Michael Rado, harp; Craig Reiss, violin/viola; Elbert Tsai, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Ruth Lane, cello; Julie McKenzie, flute; Clark Fobes, clarinet<br /><br />2. November 8th, 2002 - Tori Stødle, piano - Portraits from the Middle Ages, Op. 8 by David Monrad Johansen - I. Fruga Ermelin,     II. Steinfinn Fefinnson<br /><br />3. December 2nd, 2005 - The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - My Neighbors Down the Hall by David Graves: I. The Slacker,    II. The Widow,    III. An Angry Young Man,    IV. The Poet,    V. Gossip]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2147</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 9 - The Self-Erasing Bird: works by Ravel, Bodin, &amp; Dvorak</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/oldfirstconcertspodcastno9</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded October 9, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. July 9th, 2006 - Craig Reiss with the Eos Ensemble - Introduction and Allegro by Maurice Ravel - Michael Rado, harp; Craig Reiss, violin/viola; Elbert Tsai, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Ruth Lane, cello; Julie McKenzie, flute; Clark Fobes, clarinet.<br /><br />2. May 21st, 2006 - Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano - from Inner Banners by Philippe Bodin:   Pools;     The Self-Erasing Bird;    Steel - Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for Music Composition at Brigham Young University<br /><br />3. June 18th, 2004 - Twyla Robinson, soprano; Carol Isaac, piano - Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55 by Antonin Dvorak]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25786953</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25786953/oldfirstconcertspodcastno9.mp3" length="42435394" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded October 9, 2006, featuring:&#13;
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1. July 9th, 2006 - Craig Reiss with the Eos Ensemble - Introduction and Allegro by Maurice Ravel - Michael Rado, harp; Craig Reiss, violin/viola; Elbert Tsai, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Ruth...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded October 9, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. July 9th, 2006 - Craig Reiss with the Eos Ensemble - Introduction and Allegro by Maurice Ravel - Michael Rado, harp; Craig Reiss, violin/viola; Elbert Tsai, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Ruth Lane, cello; Julie McKenzie, flute; Clark Fobes, clarinet.<br /><br />2. May 21st, 2006 - Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano - from Inner Banners by Philippe Bodin:   Pools;     The Self-Erasing Bird;    Steel - Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for Music Composition at Brigham Young University<br /><br />3. June 18th, 2004 - Twyla Robinson, soprano; Carol Isaac, piano - Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55 by Antonin Dvorak]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2653</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bodin,dvorak,harp,piano,ravel</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 8 - Gleeful Variants | new music by Flaherty, Alburger &amp; Prosek</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/oldfirstconcertspodcastno8</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on October 4, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. Shana & Avi Downes - Allegro moderato from Chopin's Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 65 - Shana Downes, cello; Avi Downes, piano<br /><br />2. Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano - Gleeful Variants by Tom Flaherty - recorded live at Old First Concerts on May 21, 2006<br /><br />3. San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - Excerpt from Sol[ar] Suite by Mark Alburger - Recorded live at Old First Concerts on March 3, 2006<br /><br />4. San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra with the Schola Cantorum San Francisco - Libera Me by Lisa Scola Prosek - recorded live at Old First Concerts on June 9th, 2006]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25786750</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25786750/oldfirstconcertspodcastno8.mp3" length="49141968" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on October 4, 2006, featuring:&#13;
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1. Shana &amp; Avi Downes - Allegro moderato from Chopin's Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 65 - Shana Downes, cello; Avi Downes, piano&#13;
&#13;
2. Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano - Gleeful Variants by Tom...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on October 4, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. Shana & Avi Downes - Allegro moderato from Chopin's Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 65 - Shana Downes, cello; Avi Downes, piano<br /><br />2. Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano - Gleeful Variants by Tom Flaherty - recorded live at Old First Concerts on May 21, 2006<br /><br />3. San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - Excerpt from Sol[ar] Suite by Mark Alburger - Recorded live at Old First Concerts on March 3, 2006<br /><br />4. San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra with the Schola Cantorum San Francisco - Libera Me by Lisa Scola Prosek - recorded live at Old First Concerts on June 9th, 2006]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3072</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>alburger,cello,chopin,downes,flaherty,piano,prosek</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 7 - Two by Hyo-shin Na &amp; Szymanowski's Masques</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/oldfirstconcertspodcastno7_2</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on September 8, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. Thomas Schultz, piano   26th September, 2003 - Piano Study No. 2 by Hyo-shin Na<br /><br />2. Daniel Glover, piano    30th July, 2006   Masques, Op. 34 by Karol Szymanowski<br />        I. Sheherazade    II. Tantris, the fool   III. Don Juan's Serenade<br /><br />3. Jeong Ga Ak Hoe (Korean Traditional Music Ensemble) 19th May, 2006  - Chung-Ji-Hyang (2000) by Hyo-shin Na - Hong Yoo, taegeum; Yoo Jin Sung, kayageum; Hyang Hee Lee, piri & saenghwang]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25786689</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25786689/oldfirstconcertspodcastno7.mp3" length="39716988" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on September 8, 2006, featuring:&#13;
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1. Thomas Schultz, piano   26th September, 2003 - Piano Study No. 2 by Hyo-shin Na&#13;
&#13;
2. Daniel Glover, piano    30th July, 2006   Masques, Op. 34 by Karol Szymanowski&#13;
        I. Sheherazade...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on September 8, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. Thomas Schultz, piano   26th September, 2003 - Piano Study No. 2 by Hyo-shin Na<br /><br />2. Daniel Glover, piano    30th July, 2006   Masques, Op. 34 by Karol Szymanowski<br />        I. Sheherazade    II. Tantris, the fool   III. Don Juan's Serenade<br /><br />3. Jeong Ga Ak Hoe (Korean Traditional Music Ensemble) 19th May, 2006  - Chung-Ji-Hyang (2000) by Hyo-shin Na - Hong Yoo, taegeum; Yoo Jin Sung, kayageum; Hyang Hee Lee, piri & saenghwang]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2483</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>glover,hyo-shin,korean,piano,schultz</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 6 - Soaring Towards Absolute Solitude: works by Yoon, Chausson, Sawai, and more</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-6_1</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on August 17, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. Jeong Ga Ak Hoe: The Korean Traditional Music Players -  May 19th, 2006<br />Soaring Toward Absolute Solitude by Hyejin Yoon (World Premiere) <br />Hong Yoo, taegeum; Hyang Hee Lee, piri; Seung Hee Lee, haegeum; Yoo Jin Sung, kayageum; Jae Hyun Chun, komungo<br /><br />2. Sally Porter Munro with Robert Schwartz and the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet - March 17h, 2006<br />Chanson perpetuelle, Op. 37 by Ernest Chausson<br />Sally Porter Munro, mezzo-soprano Robert Schwartz, piano; Mikhail Bondarev, violin; Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexey Popov, viola; Stanislav Lyamin, cello<br /><br />3. Kazue Sawai, bass koto - live performance<br />Homura by Tadao Sawai<br /><br />The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet, March 17th, 2006<br />4. Mazurka by Nikolai Sokolov<br />5. Sarabande by Felix Blumenfeld<br />6. Mazurka by Anatoly Liadov<br />Mikhail Bondarev, violin; Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexey Popov, viola; Stanislav Lyamin, cello']]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729314</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729314/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_6.mp3" length="45414608" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on August 17, 2006, featuring:&#13;
&#13;
1. Jeong Ga Ak Hoe: The Korean Traditional Music Players -  May 19th, 2006&#13;
Soaring Toward Absolute Solitude by Hyejin Yoon (World Premiere) &#13;
Hong Yoo, taegeum; Hyang Hee Lee, piri; Seung Hee Lee,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on August 17, 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. Jeong Ga Ak Hoe: The Korean Traditional Music Players -  May 19th, 2006<br />Soaring Toward Absolute Solitude by Hyejin Yoon (World Premiere) <br />Hong Yoo, taegeum; Hyang Hee Lee, piri; Seung Hee Lee, haegeum; Yoo Jin Sung, kayageum; Jae Hyun Chun, komungo<br /><br />2. Sally Porter Munro with Robert Schwartz and the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet - March 17h, 2006<br />Chanson perpetuelle, Op. 37 by Ernest Chausson<br />Sally Porter Munro, mezzo-soprano Robert Schwartz, piano; Mikhail Bondarev, violin; Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexey Popov, viola; Stanislav Lyamin, cello<br /><br />3. Kazue Sawai, bass koto - live performance<br />Homura by Tadao Sawai<br /><br />The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet, March 17th, 2006<br />4. Mazurka by Nikolai Sokolov<br />5. Sarabande by Felix Blumenfeld<br />6. Mazurka by Anatoly Liadov<br />Mikhail Bondarev, violin; Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexey Popov, viola; Stanislav Lyamin, cello']]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2839</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>blumenfeld,chamber,chausson,classical,contemporary,liadov,music,sawai,sokolov,yoon</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 5 - Kui Dong's Spring, Summer, Autumn, &amp; Winter + Glinka</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-5</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on August 3, 2006, featuring: <br /><br />1. Melody of China & The Del Sol String Quartet, June 10th, 2006<br />Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter (2006) by Kui Dong<br />Del Sol String Quartet: Kate Stenberg, violin; Rick Shinozaki, violin Charlton Lee, viola; Hannah Addario-Berry, cello<br />Melody of China: Yangqin Zhao, yangqin, drum set, xun; Gangqin Zhao, guzheng, drum set, gongs; Hong Wang, matouqin, erhu, souna, xun, bawu, percussion; Wanpeng Guo, sheng, gongs<br /><br />2. Rebecca Rust, cello; Friedrich Edelmann, bassoon<br />Trio Pathétique, I. Allegro moderato by Mikhail Glinka<br /><br />3. Rebecca Rust, cello; David Apter, piano<br />Kohjoh no Tsuki by Rentarō Taki]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729254</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2020 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729254/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_5.mp3" length="34524681" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on August 3, 2006, featuring: &#13;
&#13;
1. Melody of China &amp; The Del Sol String Quartet, June 10th, 2006&#13;
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter (2006) by Kui Dong&#13;
Del Sol String Quartet: Kate Stenberg, violin; Rick Shinozaki, violin...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on August 3, 2006, featuring: <br /><br />1. Melody of China & The Del Sol String Quartet, June 10th, 2006<br />Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter (2006) by Kui Dong<br />Del Sol String Quartet: Kate Stenberg, violin; Rick Shinozaki, violin Charlton Lee, viola; Hannah Addario-Berry, cello<br />Melody of China: Yangqin Zhao, yangqin, drum set, xun; Gangqin Zhao, guzheng, drum set, gongs; Hong Wang, matouqin, erhu, souna, xun, bawu, percussion; Wanpeng Guo, sheng, gongs<br /><br />2. Rebecca Rust, cello; Friedrich Edelmann, bassoon<br />Trio Pathétique, I. Allegro moderato by Mikhail Glinka<br /><br />3. Rebecca Rust, cello; David Apter, piano<br />Kohjoh no Tsuki by Rentarō Taki]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2158</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chamber,classical,contemporary,dong,glinka,music</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 4 - French Suite &amp; Open Ended | Bach &amp; Cooke</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-4</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in July 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. Trevor Stephenson, harpsichord<br />French Suite in B minor, BWV 814 by J. S. Bach<br />Studio recording available from <a href="http://www.trevorstephenson.com" rel="noopener">www.trevorstephenson.com</a><br /><br />2. The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - December 2nd, 200<br />Open Ended by Michael Cooke]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729259</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2020 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729259/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_4.mp3" length="30860851" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in July 2006, featuring:&#13;
&#13;
1. Trevor Stephenson, harpsichord&#13;
French Suite in B minor, BWV 814 by J. S. Bach&#13;
Studio recording available from www.trevorstephenson.com&#13;
&#13;
2. The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - December...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in July 2006, featuring:<br /><br />1. Trevor Stephenson, harpsichord<br />French Suite in B minor, BWV 814 by J. S. Bach<br />Studio recording available from <a href="http://www.trevorstephenson.com" rel="noopener">www.trevorstephenson.com</a><br /><br />2. The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - December 2nd, 200<br />Open Ended by Michael Cooke]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1929</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 3 - Don't Go, Don't Go: works by Bach, Beethoven, and Harbison</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-3</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on June 21, 2006, featuring: <br /><br />1. Melodiya - March 3rd, 2006<br />Adagio un poco from Sonata in G major by C. P. E. Bach<br />Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp<br /><br />2. Adesso -  February 17th, 2006<br />Mirabai Songs, No.'s 4-6 by John Harbison<br />Catherine Seidel, soprano; Stacey Pelinka, alto flute; Anthony Striplen, bass clarinet; Luanne Warner, percussion; Josephine Gandolfi, harp (Synth); Maki Ishii Sowash, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Victoria Ehrlich, cello; Richard Worn, contrabass; Rick Kvistad, conductor<br /><br />3. California Piano Quartet - March 31, 2006<br />String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven<br />Kay Stern, violin; Benjamin Simon, viola; Dana Putnam Fonteneau, cello]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729250</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2020 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729250/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_3.mp3" length="41171068" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on June 21, 2006, featuring: &#13;
&#13;
1. Melodiya - March 3rd, 2006&#13;
Adagio un poco from Sonata in G major by C. P. E. Bach&#13;
Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp&#13;
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2. Adesso -  February 17th, 2006&#13;
Mirabai Songs, No.'s 4-6 by John...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on June 21, 2006, featuring: <br /><br />1. Melodiya - March 3rd, 2006<br />Adagio un poco from Sonata in G major by C. P. E. Bach<br />Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp<br /><br />2. Adesso -  February 17th, 2006<br />Mirabai Songs, No.'s 4-6 by John Harbison<br />Catherine Seidel, soprano; Stacey Pelinka, alto flute; Anthony Striplen, bass clarinet; Luanne Warner, percussion; Josephine Gandolfi, harp (Synth); Maki Ishii Sowash, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Victoria Ehrlich, cello; Richard Worn, contrabass; Rick Kvistad, conductor<br /><br />3. California Piano Quartet - March 31, 2006<br />String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven<br />Kay Stern, violin; Benjamin Simon, viola; Dana Putnam Fonteneau, cello]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2574</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>bach,baroque,beethoven,chamber,classical,harbison,music</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 2 - Brightness: works by Mozart, Zimmermann, Marais, and Wold</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/old-first-concerts-podcast-no-2</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded on May 25, 2006, featuring:<br />Featured in this episode:<br />Broderick Ensemble - January 30th, 2005 <br />Oboe Quartet in F minor, K 370 by W. A. Mozart<br />Laura Albers, violin; Elizabeth Prior-Runnicles, viola; Sarah Hong, cello; Liang Wang, oboe <br /><br />2. Hanny Schmid Wyss, piano - March 15th, 2006 <br />Quadringa, Op. 5 by Margrit Zimmermann <br /><br />3. Melodiya - March 11th, 2005 <br />Suite in D minor by Marin Marais <br />Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola & Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp<br /><br />4. San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - December 2nd, 2005 <br />Brightness by Erling Wold]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25729233</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25729233/old_first_concerts_podcast_no_2.mp3" length="40643186" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded on May 25, 2006, featuring:&#13;
Featured in this episode:&#13;
Broderick Ensemble - January 30th, 2005 &#13;
Oboe Quartet in F minor, K 370 by W. A. Mozart&#13;
Laura Albers, violin; Elizabeth Prior-Runnicles, viola; Sarah Hong, cello; Liang...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded on May 25, 2006, featuring:<br />Featured in this episode:<br />Broderick Ensemble - January 30th, 2005 <br />Oboe Quartet in F minor, K 370 by W. A. Mozart<br />Laura Albers, violin; Elizabeth Prior-Runnicles, viola; Sarah Hong, cello; Liang Wang, oboe <br /><br />2. Hanny Schmid Wyss, piano - March 15th, 2006 <br />Quadringa, Op. 5 by Margrit Zimmermann <br /><br />3. Melodiya - March 11th, 2005 <br />Suite in D minor by Marin Marais <br />Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola & Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp<br /><br />4. San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra - December 2nd, 2005 <br />Brightness by Erling Wold]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2541</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>baroque,chamber,classical,contemporary,marais,mozart,music,wold,zimmermann</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>No. 1 - Freedom for the Prisoners: works by Kats-Chernin, Harbsion, Aubert, and Säfsten</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/o1cdirector/oldfirstconcertspodcastno1</link><description><![CDATA[Originally recorded in spring 2006, includes music by Elena Kats-Chernin – Gypsy Rambler, performed by the Albers del Pino Trio; John Harbison – from Mirabai Songs,  performed by Adesso; Jacques Aubert - Suite in E minor, performed by Duo Marcolivia; and Stefan Säfsten – Freedom for the Prisoners, performed by Rebecca Davant & the Järva Röster Choir (studio recording)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25707970</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:11:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/25707970/oldfirstconcertspodcastno1.mp3" length="33842154" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Matt Wolka</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Originally recorded in spring 2006, includes music by Elena Kats-Chernin – Gypsy Rambler, performed by the Albers del Pino Trio; John Harbison – from Mirabai Songs,  performed by Adesso; Jacques Aubert - Suite in E minor, performed by Duo Marcolivia;...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Originally recorded in spring 2006, includes music by Elena Kats-Chernin – Gypsy Rambler, performed by the Albers del Pino Trio; John Harbison – from Mirabai Songs,  performed by Adesso; Jacques Aubert - Suite in E minor, performed by Duo Marcolivia; and Stefan Säfsten – Freedom for the Prisoners, performed by Rebecca Davant & the Järva Röster Choir (studio recording)]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2116</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>chamber,classical,concert,music</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/daf2a64a97fa4edfaf69ba00cce9412e.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
