Poster Tony Rosenthal's 1969 Bronze
Tony Rosenthal's 1969 Bronze "Rondo"
Jim Kuhn, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr

Learning to Listen: Rounds and Rondos

Learning to Listen: Rounds and Rondos

This week on Learning to Listen, our subject is rounds and rondos. 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' and other well-known rounds help you understand this familiar concept and how it's implemented in Classical Music.

Program Playlist

Carol of the Bells, traditional
Dale Warland Singers

Rick Sowash, A Christmas Rondo
Kris Frankenfeld, violin
Belinda Burge, viola
Ellen Shertzer, cello

Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo
Dresden State Orchestra; Hans Vonk, cond.
Christian Zacharias, piano

David Diamond, Rounds for String Orchestra
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, cond.

Dave Brubeck, Blue Rondo à la Turk
Dave Brubeck Quartet

Mozart, Ill Wind
Flanders and Swann

Beethoven, Fidelio: Mir ist so wunderbar
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Georg Solti, cond.
Sona Ghazarian, soprano
Hildegard Behrens, soprano
David Kuebler, tenor
Hans Sotin, bass

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