The Kalevala is the national epic poem of Finland, with more than 22,000 verses. Composer Jean Sibelius told stories from the Kalevala in music; on Monday's Performance Today we'll hear up about 7,000 of those verses from a piece called Lemminkainen.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Astor Piazzolla: Ave Maria
Maya Beiser, cello, Anthony de Mare, piano
Oblivion - Piazzolla, Nin: Cello Works
Koch 7442
Edward Elgar: Serenade for String Orchestra
Savannah Music Festival Players
Savannah Music Festival, Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA
Astor Piazzolla: Primavera Portena from Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Petar Jankovic Ensemble: Petar Jankovic, guitar; Azusa Tashiro, violin; Amanda Grimm, viola; Kyra Saltman, cello; Maria Storm, violin
Impromptu LIVE, WFMT Studios, Chicago, IL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade for Orchestra No. 9 in D Major, K. 320, "Posthorn Serenade": 1. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con spirito; 2. Minuetto; 5. Andantino in D minor; 6. Minuetto - Trio 1 & 2; 7. Finale: Presto
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Hour 2
Joaquin Rodrigo: Que buen caminito from Dos Pequenas Fantasias
Scott Tennant, guitar
Rodrigo: Complete Guitar Works Vol. 2
GHA 126044
Bill Douglas: Quartet for flute, oboe, bassoon, and piano
Susan Rotholz, flute; Robert Walters, oboe; Michael Kroth, bassoon; John Novacek, piano
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Anonymous (arr. William Kanengiser): Music from the Time of Cervantes: Jacaras; Chacona (La Vida Bona); Folias
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Geronimo Gimenez (arr. F. Zacares): La Boda de Luis Alonso: Intermedio
Spanish Brass
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkainen Suite, Op. 22: 2. The Swan of Tuolena; 4. Lemminkainen's Return
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Pietari Inkinen, conductor
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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