-Funding for this program has been provided by... the FS Foundation... ♪♪♪ ...Reno Tahoe... ♪♪♪ ...the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe... Laurie Harden and Silvio Ricardi... Alvaro and Linda Pascotto... Madylon and Dean Meiling.

[ Orchestra plays rousing song ] -Welcome to "Classical Tahoe."

My name is Jake Heggie, and I'm delighted to share some concerts we performed recently in one of the most spectacular settings in America.

Today's program features music by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, and Schumann and Grazyna Bacewicz.

-"Classical Tahoe" is a magical combination of wonderful music and fantastic people in a ridiculously beautiful location.

-Since the first time here, like, I fell in love with the space, obviously, with its people, and with the whole mood of the festival, which is really relaxed but also very serious in the music making.

-There's a lot of camaraderie between the musicians.

It's a good combination of high-level music making and enjoyment of the outdoors.

-I have had the most wonderful time.

The entirety of Lake Tahoe, both in Nevada and in California, the surrounding mountains, this ocean, in the mountains -- it's just unbelievable.

-What we're trying to do is keep our intimate experience, but be able to broadcast it so that people can have a front-row seat to both this beautiful place and this kind of quality musical experience.

-The pavilion is all lit up like a fairyland.

-It's magical.

It's one of a kind.

-It's like a block party.

Everybody knows each other in the audience.

And over the course of time, they've gotten to know us.

-After every performance, somebody always comes to me and introduces themselves.

-They're so personal and enthusiastic.

-We've made this community together, so that makes it like family here.

-We're opening tonight's concert with an overture by Grazyna Bacewicz.

Her music is just so -- it's electrifying, and it's fantastical, and it's full of colors and moods and different gestures.

So it's really, really an exciting piece.

[ Orchestra plays up-tempo music ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music intensifies ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music softens ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo decreases ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo and intensity increase ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music builds ] ♪♪♪ [ Tempo increases ] ♪♪♪ [ Music softens, then builds ] ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -This incredible piece by Rachmaninoff, the "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini" -- it's a set of variations based on this very famous theme by one of the great virtuosos of all time, Niccolo Paganini, a violinist.

This is what the theme sounds like.

[ Plays up-tempo tune ] ♪♪♪ In this piece, you'll hear faster, more powerful versions.

[ Plays lower up-tempo tune ] ♪♪♪ You'll hear dreamy versions.

[ Plays down-tempo, whimsical tune ] It is an extraordinary proof of imagination and skill, and the orchestra part is also incredibly colorful.

[ Orchestra plays up-tempo music ] ♪♪♪ [ Music lightens ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Piano tempo increases ] ♪♪♪ [ Piano solo ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Orchestra joins ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo increases ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo slows ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Pause ] [ Orchestra plays down-tempo music ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo and intensity increase ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo and intensity increase dramatically ] ♪♪♪ [ Music lightens, tempo decreases ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Pause ] [ Orchestra plays down-tempo music ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Piano tempo increases ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Pause ] [ Orchestra plays down-tempo music ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo and intensity increase ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music brightens ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo and intensity decrease ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Pause ] [ Single piano chord plays ] [ Pause ] [ Orchestra plays down-tempo music ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Tempo slows ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music builds ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music softens ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Pause ] [ Piano continues down-tempo music ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Pause ] [ Orchestra plays mid-tempo music ] [ Tempo increases with piano ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music builds ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music crescendos, then lightens ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music builds ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Pause ] [ Orchestra plays up-tempo music ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music builds ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Music builds ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -The next piece we're playing is Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony," one of the most important symphonic works, because I think it started "Romantic Symphony."

It is in two movements only.

There are many, many different theories why Schubert never finished it.

One of the most chilling and thrilling moments of the symphony is actually the beginning.

Basses and cellos starting their melody in unison, which was never done before, and it's one of the greatest pieces ever.

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Schumann himself wrote that this is possibly one of his best pieces.

-He wrote stuff that was more difficult than anybody I think had written for the horn up to this point.

But as four soloists, he covers so much of the really wide register range from high to low, low to high, and we're trading off passages left and right.

-And we're actually playing a really cool arrangement where the first horn line, the tune, is bouncing around between the four horns.

Everybody gets plenty to play, and it's a real blast, and it's a really lovely chamber music experience.

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