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Notes from the Fires: Music for your Thanksgiving, music to be Thankful for
I am immensely thankful for the dozens of musicians who - while they are trying to rebuild their lives - have taken the time to talk with me. And for the remarkable opportunity to bring these Notes from the Fires to you on Classical California.
— John Rabe
Composer and pianist Starr Parodi, in her Palisades studio; flutist Larry Kaplan on the site of his home in Altadena ; and LA Master Chorale alto Nancy Sulahian at her rental home in Altadena.
Jeff Eden Fair, John Rabe, John Rabe
Thursday is the first Thanksgiving for the victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires, and while most of us take a moment to be thankful we didn’t lose our homes in the fires, they’ll be finding things to be thankful for, despite all that’s happened to them.
Today on Notes from the Fires here on Classical California, John Rabe is talking with a few of the dozens of classical musicians he’s spoken with since March, to hear what tunes they’re thankful for.
Composer and pianist Starr Parodi, from the Palisades, it’s Górecki’s 3d Symphony with soprano Dawn Upshaw. For freelance flutist Larry Kaplan of Altadena, it’s Prokofiev’s flute sonata, Bach’s a-minor partita, and Berlo’s Sequenza. And for LA Master Chorale alto Nancy Sulahian, Brahms’ Schicksalslied.
We end today’s episode with what John calls “possibly the most exciting seven minutes in classical music,” the scherzo from Dvorak’s New World Symphony, performed by the LA Phil under Gustavo Dudamel.
