It was a brave choice in 1939. Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly wrote a set of shimmering variations on a folk song called "Fly, Peacock, Fly," a song about escaping from tyranny. His piece was promptly banned by the Hungarian authorities in 1940, but JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic have brought it back to life in a recent concert. On this weekendaâ¬â¢s Performance Today, we'll hear the once-banned work from a live performance in Buffalo, New York.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
W.A. Mozart: Epistle Sonata in C major KV 329
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Andrew Parrott, conductor
Album: DENON 9573
Paul McCartney, arr. Frank Gabriel Campos:: Here, There, and Everywhere
Frank Gabriel Campos, trumpet; Nicholas Walker, bass
Hockett Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Paul McCartney, arr. Time for Three:: Blackbird
Time for Three - Zachary DePue, violin; Nicolas Kendall, violin; Ranaan Meyer, double bass
Ilfeld Auditorium, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Piano Puzzler: John C. from Charlotte, SC
W.A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Nigel Armstrong, violin; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Andrew Shulman, conductor
Royce Hall, Westwood, CA
Hour 2
Zoltan Kodaly: Three Hungarian Dances
David Oistrach, violin; Naum Walter, piano
Album: David und Igor Oistrach Vol 3; Berlin Classics 2132
Frederic Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York
Zoltan Kodaly: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong The Peacock
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnnFalleta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA
Joao Gilberto, arr. Colin Jacobsen: Undiu
Dawn Upshaw, soprano; The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Ravinia Festival, Martin Theatre, Highland Park, IL
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