With works ranging from bizarre and eerie to the downright depressing, this Halloween playlist comes out of the darkest shadows of classical music.
Classical music has a reputation for being very, very serious stuff. These five pieces reveal that some clever composers had a few tricks up their sleeves.
"As the orchestra learns about my style, my body cues, they are feeling out one another as well. It’s a bit of mutual discovery.”
Sol Gabetta's fourth CD, "Cantabile", was released simultaneously with her third in September of 2008. So for this week, we'll take a listen to both of them.