Tuesday's Performance Today features an all-star performance by players from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; we'll hear some of the finest chamber musicians in the country play Ernst von Dohnanyi's Piano Quintet No. 1 from a concert they gave on tour in Athens, Georgia.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Romanza
English Sinfonia; John Farrer, conductor
Dohnanyi: Violin Concerto No 2, Etc / Farrer, Graham
ASV 1107
Astor Piazzolla: Libertango
Alison Balsom, trumpet; Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Mauro Giuliani: Three Polonaise Concertanti, Op. 137
Jason Vieaux, guitar
92nd Street Y, Theresa L. Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York, NY
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Quintet No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1
Juho Pohjonen,piano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Kristin Lee, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; David Finckel, cello
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Hugh Hodgeson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Hour 2
Henry Purcell: Overture to Timon of Athens
Parley of Instruments; Peter Holman, conductor
Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre
Hyperion 66212
Steven Frank (arr. Jamei Hafner): Variations on "Barnacle Bill, the Sailor"
SSgt Daniel Brady, bass trombone; United States Marine Band; Lieutenant Colonel Jason K. Fettig, conductor
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 87, H. I/87
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christian Zacharias, conductor
Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN
Henry Purcell: Music for The Fairy Queen: Movements 1-9
Tempesta di Mare; Gwyn Roberts and Richard Stone, conductor
Philadelphia, PA
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Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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