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All things Irish

On Monday's Performance Today, we'll go to a concert in Stockholm for the Italian Symphony by Felix Mendelssohn. And since Monday is a day for all things Irish, we'll also get a set of Irish tunes from the Ensemble Galilei.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Max Bruch: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83, No. 1 in a minor: Andante
Kari Kriikku, clarinet; Martti Rousi, cello; Arto Satukangas, piano
Zemlinsky, Bruch: Clarinet Trio
Ondine 760

Three Traditional Irish Airs: Traditional Irish Jig; The Mossy Banks; The Virginia Reel
Ensemble Galilei
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Claude Debussy: The Sunken Cathedral
Frederick Moyer, piano
Clarksburg-Harrison Cultural Foundation, The Waldomore Mansion, Clarksburg, WV

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in E Major, Op. 32, No. 3
Frederick Moyer, piano
Clarksburg-Harrison Cultural Foundation, The Waldomore Mansion, Clarksburg, WV

Max Bruch: String Quartet in c minor, Op. 9
Cyrus Beroukhim, Adela Pena, violins; David Cerutti, viola; Peter Sanders, cello
Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, VT

Hour 2

Felix Mendelssohn: Hexenlied and Auf Flugeln des Gesanges
Daniel Hope, violin, Sebastian Knauer, piano
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Deutsche Grammophon 4776634

Antonin Dvorak: Silent Woods
David Heiss, cello; Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra; Robert Manno, conductor
Windham Chamber Music Festival, Windham Civic and Performing Arts Center, Windham, NY

Alberto Ginastera: Creole Dance Suite, Op. 15
Andrea Lam, piano
Van Cliburn Piano Competition, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jaime Martin, conductor
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

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