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Of Note

"Of Note" with Katy Henriksen is an hour devoted to classical recordings of note, as well as classical music and fine arts events of note in the listening area. Tune in Monday through Friday from 11 to noon for the best classical recordings, as well as engaging interviews with musicians, conductors and performers. Be sure to Like Of Note on Facebook or follow @ofnotekuaf on Twitter.
Format: 2024-05-18
Duo Gazzana Explores New Sounds By Returning To Old

Duo GazzanaSisters Natascia (violin) and Raffaella Gazzana (piano), who formed Duo Gazzana in their native Italy in the 1990s, have played together since young girls. In their new release for ECM Records they adhere to Verdi's dictum "Return to the old, and this will be progress," by exploring 20th and 21st century works that rely on traditions of the past for "modern sounds on old backdrops." In my interview with the duo Natascia recalls fondly playing with her sister growing up and Raffaella explains the importance of the little heard William Walton toccata.
A Colorful World Premiere Ends Summer Chamber Series

The KUAF Fulbright Chamber Music Festival concludes the evening of Friday, June 6, inside the Great Hall of Crystal Bridges Museum of American art, with a world premiere by Ryan Cockerham, which was inspired by the Paley collection of modern art now on display there. "The Quality of Luminescence" explores color and light, alongside vision and sounds. Hear more from the ensemble players about the exciting conclusion to this season's series.
A Family of Strings

The KUAF Fulbright Chamber Music Festival continues tonight with an all-strings cast to perform Grieg's string quartet, Dvorak's sextet for strings and Schubert's Quartettsatz. Players for tonight's concert stop by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to talk about the camaraderie of playing strings together and discuss the charms of Grieg's string quartet.
Pairing Two Beethovens

Quartetto Di CremonaThe Italian string quartet Quartetto Di Cremona pair Beethoven's first middle period string quartet with his first late period one, rendering a beautiful juxtaposition. The quartet is in the midst of the ambitious project to record all of Beethoven's string quartets. Hear violist Simone Gramaglia describe the contrasts of the two remarkable works.
Brahms Horn Trio as Requiem

Brahms Horn TrioBrahms's German Requiem has overshadowed his horn trio as a eulogy to his mother. Find out how the trio captures the five stages of grief when members of the KUAF Fulbright Chamber Music Festival stop by to discuss their first concert of the season.