I’ve been kicking around themes for this weekend’s “Sweetness and Light,” hoping to write and record the show today, and it occurs to me, it being a light music program with something of an escapist bent, I might indulge my nostalgia for the carefree and seemingly endless summers of my childhood. Last week, I put together a playlist about fountains, which turned out to be a lot more satisfying than I had anticipated. To conflate the two, here’s a YouTube video I discovered while researching and refreshing my memory as to the repertoire. It’s such a remarkable document, I think it’s worth sharing – although the piece played by this astonishingly talented young harpist (at the age of 9!) is misattributed to Marcel Grandjany. It’s actually “La Source” by Albert Zabel. I think you’ll agree it is five minutes well-spent!
Alisa Sadikova is now 22 years-old. Although the actual piece did not make it onto my playlist of fountain music – who knew the competition would be so fierce? – I was very pleased to make its acquaintance, especially in Sadikova’s mesmerizing and enriching performance.
Again, this week the musical selections will be curated with the purpose of recollecting those halcyon summers of youth and adventure. I didn’t play the harp, but I sure did suck the marrow out of life. “Sweetness and Light” airs on KWAX, Saturday mornings at 11:00 EDT/8:00 EDT. Stream it wherever you are at the link. https://kwax.uoregon.edu/