Much of the nation is locked in a deep freeze this week. Parts of the Northeast and Midwest are seeing record low temperatures, with wind chills far below zero. If you need a little warming up, tune in to the show today. We've got warm and engaging performances from the Sun Belt, including a sunny wind sextet from the Spoleto Festival in South Carolina, and a sultry tango from Savannah, Georgia.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Radames Gnattali: Chiquinha Gonzaga
The Assad Brothers Guitar Duo
Gioachino Rossini: Overture to La Gazza Ladra (the Thieving Magpie)
The Nashville Symphony, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville
Carl Maria von Weber: Trio in G Minor, Op. 63, J. 259
Paula Robison, flute, Laurence Lesser, cello, Kai-Ching Chang, piano
Fraser Performance Studio, Boston
Astor Piazzolla: Bandoneon and Zita, from Suite Troileana
The Assad Brothers Guitar Duo
Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
Hour 2
Ottorino Respighi: The Valle Giulia Fountain at Daybreak, from the Fountains of Rome
The Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Salomone Rossi: Sinfonia Grave a Cinque
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
Dario Castello: Sonata Quarta in D Minor
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
Ludwig Thuille: Sextet in B-flat, Op. 6
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute, James Austin Smith, oboe,Todd Palmer, clarinet, Peter Kolkay, bassoon, Eric Ruske, French horn, Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
Ottorino Respighi: Fourth movement from Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 1, P. 109
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Robert Moody, conductor
Church of St. John the Divine, Houston
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