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Mark & Maggie O’Connor
Program: Biscuits & Bach
Aired: Sunday, May 14, 2017 @ 7:00 am
Hosted by Rachel Stewart
For years, fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor has been melding folk, jazz, and classical music into a style that is distinctly his own and distinctly American. He’s one of the most successful artists who works across genres and has won three Grammy Awards for his work in both the country and classical realms.
He frequently collaborates with artists like Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, and Matt Haimovitz. Recently, O’Connor and his wife Maggie, who studied violin at the Peabody Conservatory, have made Charlotte their home.
This week they visit Biscuits and Bach for some conversation and superb duo fiddle performances. Find out why they chose to live in North Carolina, how Mark got into composing, and how much they like biscuits. You won’t want to miss their rendition of St. Louis Blues either!
Playlist
7 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Final Chorale from Cantata BWV 137 "Praise the Lord, Almighty King" New Bach Collegium Musicum; St. Thomas Church Choir, Leipzig Berlin Classics 2175 "Bach: Cantatas BWV 137; 21" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Final Chorale from Cantata BWV 166 "Where goest thou, Lord?" Netherlands Bach Collegium; Holland Boys Choir Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · What God Has Done is Rightly Done, BWV 75 The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony Classical 60681 "Simply Baroque II" | |
| Georg Philipp Telemann · Quartet in d, from Musique de table Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Harmonia Mundi 902042 "Telemann: The Complete Tafelmusik" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050 Arion Claire Guimond, flute; Chantal Remillard, violin; Hank Knox, harpsichord Early-Music.com 7753 "Bach: Suites & Concertos" | |
| Francesco Maria Veracini · Overture No. 4 in F Musica Antiqua Cologne Archiv Produktion 439937 "Veracini: 5 Overtures" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in a, BWV 889 from Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Helene Grimaud, piano Deutsche Grammophon 001250 402 "Hélene Grimaud: Bach" | |
8 am | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Bassoon Concerto No. 25 in F, RV 491 ensemble Nadina Mackie Jackson, bassoon MSR 1451 "Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerti, vol. 1" | |
| Mark O'Connor in the John Clark Performace Studio (Part I) | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Opening Chorus from Cantata BWV 140: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (Sleepers Awake) Tolz Children's Choir; Concentus musicus of Vienna Teldec 92626 "Johann Sebastian Bach: Famous Choruses" | |
| Jean-Philippe Rameau · Pigmalion Suite European Union Baroque Orchestra Naxos 8.5574 90 "Rameau: Ballet Suites" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in c for 2 Harpsichords, BWV 1060 Melante Amsterdam Gustav Leonhardt, Bob van Asperen, harpsichords Virgin Classics 45054 "Bach: The Concertos for Two Harpsichords" | |
9 am | |
| Johann Pachelbel · Partita in C Minstrelsy Lyrichord 8018 ""Minstrelsy! Songs and Dances of the Renaissance and Baroq | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Cantata BWV 166: "Where goest thou, Lord?" (selections) Netherlands Bach Collegium; Holland Boys Choir Nico van der Meel, tenor; Ruth Holton, soprano Brilliant Classics 94050 "Bach Edition: Complete Works" | |
| Mark O'Connor in the John Clark Performace Studio (Part II) | |
| Tomaso Albinoni · Oboe Concerto in Bb, Op. 7, No. 3 Scottish Ensemble Alison Balsom, trumpet EMI Classics 56094 "Alison Balsom: Italian Concertos" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Chorales from Cantatas BWV 721, 167, 75, 6 Paillard Chamber Orchestra Erato 88020 "Pachelbel - Canon; Albinoni - Adagio" | |
10 am | |
| Tielman Susato · Six Dances from "La Danserie" Millar Brass Ensemble Delos 3171 "Brass Surround" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Four Duets, BWV 802-805 Rafal Blechacz, piano Deutsche Grammophon 002621 302 "Johann Sebastian Bach - Rafal Blechacz" | |
| Mark O'Connor in the John Clark Performace Studio (Part III) | |
| Giovanni Battista Pergolesi · Violin Concerto in Bb European Commmunity Chamber Orchestra Andrea Cappelletti, violin Koch Schwann 6711 "Tribute to Stradivarius" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Gavotte I & II and Rondeau, from Lute Suite in a, BWV 995 Paul O'Dette, lute Harmonia Mundi 907438 "JS Bach: Lute Works, volume 1" | |