110226mus1400.txt Female Announcer: >>From the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. [Applause] [Silence] [Tuning of instruments] [Music] [Applause as music continues] [Applause] [Silence] [Tuning of instruments] Paolo Pandolfo: >>Good evening ladies and gentlemen-- good afternoon, we are jet-lagged. [Laughter] >>And I'd like to say that we are really honored to have the chance of playing in this wonderful hall in this very significant place, the Library of Congress. And after this entree we pass to more serious music. [Laughter] >>Marin Marais [inaudible] we'll start with the "Musette." [Tunes instrument] [Music] [Applause] [Silence, tunes instrument] [Music] [Applause] Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford: >>For the encore Mr. Pandolfo has agreed to play an instrument from the Library's collection. [Applause] >>The instrument [viola da gamba] was given in 1937 by the curator of the Stradivari collection at the time, H. Blackstone Wilkins. And it has been restored by John [inaudible]. And today we will hear its debut. Thank you. [Applause] [Tuning instruments] Paolo Pandolfo: >>A beautiful instrument that hasn't been played for quite a long time. It's a very special moment for it or she. [Laughter] [Paolo and Boyson whisper] [Silence] >> "Le Tombeau de Monsieur de Sainte-Columbe" (Pieces del Viol, Bk II). [Music] [Applause] Female Announcer: >>This has been a presentation of the Library of Congress.