NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley: El Paso, Texas / Show 273
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This week, From the Top comes to you from the historic Plaza Theater in El Paso, Texas, where you’ll hear an extraordinary 13-year-old clarinetist performing Concertino, Op.26 by Carl Maria von Weber and meet a charming 11-year-old harpist who will play the music of Reinhold Gliere. Also, a 19-year-old organist treats us to a performance on the Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ.
Performers & Repertoire
- Concertino, Op.26 by Carl Maria von Weber
- IV. Toccata from Suite Gothique, Op.25 by Léon Boëllmann
- Impromptu, Op.35, No.9 by Reinhold Glière
- Polonaise Brillante No.1 in D major, Op.4 by Henryk Wieniawski
- Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos by Witold Lutoslawski
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