Fred Plotkin on Fridays: Ricky Ian Gordon
Fred Plotkin, pleasure activist and passionate opera expert, speaks each Friday with fascinating people in the music world. He is the author of Opera 101 and Classical Music 101 and leads opera symposia for New York Times Journeys. In this episode, Fred speaks with composer, Ricky Ian Gordon.
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Bach: Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244 No. 65, Aria "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" (Bass)
Britten: A Shepherd's Carol (1944)
Hugo Weisgall: The Stronger
Hindemith: Sonata for Piano No. 3 in B flat major (1936) IV. Fuge. Lebhaft
Britten: Death in Venice op. 88 (1973) Act I • 6. "Ah, Serenissima!"
Rorem: Ariel, Five Poems of Sylvia Plath for Voice, Clarinet and Piano (1971) 5. Lady Lazarus
Fauré: Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello in D minor op. 120 II. Andantino
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