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Performance Today for Monday, July 29, 2013

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was the son of the immortal Johann Sebastian Bach. But CPE was also a great composer and musician in his own right. He was the harpsichordist and composer for the Prussian King, Frederick the Great. We'll hear a cello concerto by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, on Monday's Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johan Halvorsen: Gigue from Suite ancienne, op. 31
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Ari Rasilainen, conductor

Charles Ives: Quartet No. 1, "From the Salvation Army" - 1. Andante con moto
Emerson String Quartet

George Gershwin: Summertime
Jan Boland, flute; John Dowdall, guitar; Carey Bostian, cello
First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, IA

Frank Campos: The Water is Wide and Variations
Frank Gabriel Campos, trumpet
Ford Hall Auditorium, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Cello Concerto in A, Wq 172
Norwegian Radio Orchestra ; Paul Watkins, cello and conductor
Radio Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway

J.S. Bach (Orch. Reger): Bourree in G minor from English Suite No. 2, B.W.V. 806
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Alastair Willis, conductor
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX

Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion
Alecia Lawyer, oboe; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Church of St. John The Divine, Houston, TX

Hour 2

Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 in D maj, op. 25 - I. Allegro
London Symphony Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor

R.F.M. Mann: JEWETT C.M. (Amazing Grace)
Seraphic Fire; Patrick Dupre Quigley, artistic director
First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables, FL

John Stevens: Benediction
Sotto Voce Tuba Quartet
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN

Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto in F major, FWV L:F3 "Konzertsatz"
Tempesta di Mare; Richard Stone & Gwyn Roberts, artistic directors
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill; Philadelphia, PA

Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 12 - 1. Allegro molto, 2. Adagio, 4. Finale. Allegro energico
Mariinksy Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
Congress and Concert Centre de Doelen, Rotterdam

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