Music can be beautiful -- but it can also be practical. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth perform a variety of virtuosic music, as well as a serene melody based on the traditional Norwegian cow call.
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
The Schubert Club, St Paul, MN, Saint 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
DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hour 2
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 10 and No. 12
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, conductor
Brahms' Hungarian Dances
Hungaroton 12571
Bohuslav Martinu: Nonet for Flute Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass, H. 374
Marya Martin, flute; John Snow, oboe; Sarah Beaty, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Stewart Rose, horn; Tien-Hsin "Cindy" Wu, violin
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Scott Lindroth: Spin Cycle
United States Marine Band; Major Michelle A. Rakers, conductor
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83: 3. Andante; 4. Allegretto grazioso
Alexei Volodin, piano
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Raiskin, conductor Gallus Hall, Cankar Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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