Welcome to Week 47 of The Works! Start with this week's podcast episode.
The pieces for this week are listed below, along with links to scores, opera libretto and synopsis, and other helpful information. Here is the Spotify playlist for Week 47.
Georges Bizet
Carmen - score - libretto & synopsis
recommended audio recording: conducted by Abbado
video recommendations: conducted by Levine; Rosi film
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 - score
recommended recording: Bilson (fortepiano) with English Baroque/Gardiner
Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Quartet, Op. 41 - score
Charles Ives
Three Places in New England - score
recommended recordings: Boston Symphony/Tilson Thomas; Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi
Central Park in the Dark - score
recommended recording: New York Philharmonic/Bernstein
The Unanswered Question - score
recommended recordings: New York Philharmonic/Bernstein; Chicago Symphony/Tilson Thomas
Miles Davis
E.S.P.
Miles Smiles
Nefertiti