On this weekend's Performance Today, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile will join Fred in the studio to co-host an hour of PT. He'll play some Bach, and talk about seeing his favorite Mahler symphony in concert. The musical enthusiasms of Chris Thile, on the next Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante from Serenade No. 12 in C Minor for winds, K. 388
Harmonie de l'Orchestre des Champs Elysees; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Philippe Herreweghe Edition
Harmonia Mundi 2908123
Johann Sebastian Bach: Trumpet Concerto in D, BWV 972
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Willi Zimmerman, concertmaster
Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
Edvard Grieg: Cow Call, from 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op. 17, arr. for trumpet and strings
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Willi Zimmerman, concertmaster
Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
Edvard Grieg: Peasant Dance, from 25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op. 17 arr. for trumpet and strings
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Willi Zimmerman, concertmaster
Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
Augustin Bardi: Gallo Ciego
WindSync: Garrett Hudson, flute; Erin Tsai, oboe; Jack Marquardt, clarinet; Tracy Jacobson, bassoon; Anni Hochhalter, horn
The Schubert Club, Anthony Park United Church of Christ, St. Paul, MN
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Danish Radio Chamber Orchestra; Adam Fischer, conductor
Concert Hall, DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata No.1 In G Minor: 3. Siciliana
Chris Thile, mandolin
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas 1
Nonesuch 535360
Samuel Barber: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 14: 1. Allegro; 3. Presto
Hilary Hahn, violin; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra: Hugh Wolff, conductor
Barber & Meyer: Violin Concertos
Sony 89029
Bela Bartok: Concerto For Orchestra: 2. Allegro scherzando
Chicago Symphony; Fritz Reiner, conductor
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Hungarian Sketches
RCA 61504
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 3 in E Major BWV 1006: 1. Prelude
Chris Thile, mandolin
American Public Media Studios, St. Paul, MN
Claude Debussy (arr. Punch Brothers): Suite Bergamasque: 4. Passepied
Punch Brothers: Chris Thile, mandolin; Paul Kowert, bass; Noam Pikelny, banjo; Chris Eldridge, guitar; Gabe Witcher, violin
A Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, MN
Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer: Look What I Found
Edgar Meyer, piano; Chris Thile, mandolin
Bass and Mandolin
Nonesuch 544735
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