About this episode
Live from Tanglewood, cellist Yo-Yo Ma chats with Manny about their long musical relationship and friendship. The two treat the live audience to a few musical performances, and they take questions from the audience about their burning musical questions, like “why does a piano have three pedals?”
Our theme song is Schumann’s Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 performed by our host, Emanuel Ax.
Music Performed in Today’s Episode:
Lieder ohne Worte (Song without Words)
Mendelssohn
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
Emanuel Ax, Piano
Ave Maria
Schubert
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
Emanuel Ax, Piano
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Credits
Classical Music Happy Hour is supported in part by the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation and by Linda Nelson.
Our production team includes Lauren Purcell-Joiner, Eileen Delahunty, Laura Boyman, Elizabeth Nonamaker, David Norville, Christine Herskovits, and Ed Yim.
Our engineering team includes George Wellington, Irene Trudel, and Chase Culpon.
Classical Music Happy Hour is produced by WQXR in partnership with Carnegie Hall.
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