The Minnesota Orchestra's concerts in Cuba were historic and, because of political implications, covered by news outlets around the world. But the greatest impact of the Minnesota Orchestra's trip to Havana this past weekend may have been in personal, musical, one-on-one connections. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear performances from the Minnesota Orchestra's recent Cuban concerts.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in E minor, BWV 996: 2. Allemande; 3. Courante
Jason Vieaux, guitar
Bach: Works For Lute Vol 1
Azica 71250
Andrew Norman: Sabina
Calder Quartet
Strings Music Festival, Strings Music Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
Robert Beaser: Selections from "Mountain Songs" for Flute and Guitar: 1. Barbara Allen; 5. Cindy
Marya Martin, flute; Jason Vieaux, guitar
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Perucho Figueredo: La Bayamesa (Cuban National Anthem)
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Teatro Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba
Francis Scott Key: The Star-Spangled Banner
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Teatro Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba
Alejandro Garcia Caturla: Danzon
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Teatro Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Juliet as a young girl; Dance of the Knights; Death of Juliet
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Teatro Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba
Ernesto Lecuona: Malaguena
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Teatro Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major: 2. Allegretto
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Prokofiev: The Sonatas for Piano
Bridge 9298
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to The Ruins of Athens
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, music director
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Eric Sahlstrom: Beethoven Polska
Eric Rydvall, nyckelharpa; Olav Luksengard Mjelva, hardanger fiddle
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Fats Waller (arr. Luther Henderson): Handful of Keys
Spanish Brass
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, M
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7 in C sharp Minor, Op. 131
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
Grieg Concert Hall, Bergen, Norway
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