PT has spent the past week at one of the great musical gatherings on the planet: the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear concert highlights from Aspen, played by all-stars and talented students. Plus, reflections on the synergy between music and nature.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach/Gabriela Montero: Improvisation on Prelude in C from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846
Gabriela Montero, piano
Bach And Beyond
EMI 64647
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Amanda Galick, flute; Bing Wang, violin; Inon Barnatan, piano; Baroque Evening Orchestra; Harry Bicket, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Eric Koenig from Kalamazoo, MI
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 145: 5. Songe d'une nuit de sabbat
Aspen Festival Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Hour 2
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor: 3. Scherzo
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies
Bis 1286
Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Aspen Chamber Symphony; Robert Spano, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Emma Gerstein, flute; Sofia Nikas, viola; Katherine Siochi, harp
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7: 3. Allegro comodo - Andante; 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Aspen Chamber Symphony; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
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