David Russell
FR: Tony Morris
DT: November 25, 2015
RE: ***** CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! THANKSGIVING/David Russell Interview ******
Program ID# 15-D65-00047
In Cue: MUSIC IN “Hello and welcome to…”
Out Cue: “…another edition of Classical Guitar Alive!”
Program Length:58:57
INTRODUCTION:
Bizet: Carmen Suite: Prelude Los Romeros, guitar quartet
(Philips 412-609)
PROGRAM BEGINS:
Bach: Cantata #29: We Thank Thee Christopher Parkening, guitar
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
(EMI 47195)
Giuliani: Guitar Concerto #2, Pepe Romero, guitar
Acad. St. Martin In-The-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, cond.
(Philips 454-262)
Hand: Psalm of Thanksgiving Frederic Hand, guitar
Jayna Nelson, flute
(Cherry Lane 250-3465)
Bellinati: Chuva e Mar Paulo Bellinati, guitar
(GSP 1016)
Interview: David Russell: “We finance people in Africa, at the moment, to build wells… … in some places it’s not so easy. And, so, a well is fairly simple to do. And it’s not that expensive. It costs us a couple of thousand Euros, approximately, a little bit less, a little bit more, depending on the place. So, we can kind of aim at getting that. And it really can make a difference.”
Grieg: Lyric Pieces David Russell, guitar
(Telarc 80672)
Traditional: Simple Gifts Christopher Parkening, guitar
(EMI 47525)
CLOSING THEME/FUNDING CREDITS
This week’s edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! features music for Thanksgiving, and an interview with Grammy winner David Russell, who talks about his charitable organization which finances wells for drinking water in Africa.
The program begins with “recycled” music of Johann Sebastian Bach: We Thank Thee, Lord, We Thank Thee, from cantata #29 also exists in versions for solo lute, solo violin, and organ with orchestra. This arrangement features Christopher Parkening with the L.A. Chamber Orchestra, led by Paul Shure.
One of early 19th Century Vienna’s most celebrated virtuosos was Mauro Giuliani. Pepe Romero performs his Guitar Concerto #2 with the Acad. Of St. Martin In-The-Fields, Neville Marriner conducting.
Perhaps the oldest continuos musical tradition is the setting of Psalms to music. New York-based classical/jazz guitarist/lutenist performs his setting of Psalm 100, the Psalm of Thanksgiving, with flutist Jayna Nelson. Contemporary Brazilian composer/performer Paulo Bellinati wrote his Chuva e Mar, or Rain & Sea, as a musical depiction of a storm over the ocean. The piece is dedicated to another Brazilian composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos. Closing the program is Ronald Ravenscroft/John & B.J. Sutherland’s arrangement of the American hymn tune Simple Gifts, performed by Christopher Parkening.
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