Last week in London, Gramophone magazine handed out its annual Gramophone awards for the best classical recordings of the year. In addition to the usual categories, they gave a special award for the best recording of the last 30 years. Tune in to Performance Today to find out who the surprise winner was.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Allegro from the Quartet in C Minor for Strings Op. 18, No. 4
The Brentano String Quartet
Roy Williamson and Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on "Flower of Scotland"
Pianist Gabriela Montero
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
James Oswald: "Oh Mother, What Shall I Do"
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
Nicola Matteis: "Ground after the Scotch Humour"
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
Camille Saint-Saens: "Rapsodie d'Auvergne," Op. 73
Pianist Stephen Hough with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo
Johann Sebastian Bach: Largo from Sonata in C, BWV 1005
Violinist Hilary Hahn
Grand Studio, Hanover, Germany
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G, Op. 64, No. 4, Hob. III:66
The Brentano String Quartet
Wortham Theater Center, Houston
Hour 2
Alexander Glazunov: "Chant du Menestrel," Op. 71
Cellist Mischa Maisky with the Orchestra of Paris and conductor Semyon Bychkov
Claude Debussy: "Jeux"
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Severance Hall, Cleveland
Anton Rubinstein: "Night," Op. 48/8
Cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Lily Maisky
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Peter Tchaikovsky: "Frenzied Nights," Op. 60/6
Cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Lily Maisky
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sergei Rachmaninoff: "How Fair this Spot," Op. 21, No. 7
Cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Lily Maisky
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069
The Philadelphia Orchestra with conductor Bernard Labadie
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia
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