S44 E5: George Tsontakis' "KnickKnacks" (Complete Performance)

Name: S44 E5: George Tsontakis' "KnickKnacks" (Complete Performance) | Live From Lincoln Center
Uploaded: 2019-09-06T21:29:00+00:00
Duration: 14 min 47 s
Description: Greek American composer George Tsontakis has long explored music from his family's roots in Crete. Here, Aaron Boyd and Paul Neubauer perform five movements from his "KnickKnacks" for violin and viola, which adapt these classical instruments to percussive folk-inspired motifs. This live performance was recorded in the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen in the town of Volos.

Aired: 9/6/2019 | 0:14:47 | Expires: 10/5/2019 | Clip

Greek American composer George Tsontakis has long explored music from his family's roots in Crete. Here, Aaron Boyd and Paul Neubauer perform five movements from his "KnickKnacks" for violin and viola, which adapt these classical instruments to percussive folk-inspired motifs. This live performance was recorded in the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen in the town of Volos.