When Jack Swanson was in high school, he heard Luciano Pavarotti sing and he was blown away. Then and there, Swanson decided that he too would be a singer. And a singer he is! On Wednesday's Performance Today, tenor Jack Swanson will join Fred in the studio as our new Young Artist in Residence.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Franz Schubert: Marche Militaire in D maj. Op.51, No.1, D733, No. 1
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
Sir Charles's Precious Music Box
Denon 73674
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Sphinx Virtuosi
St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Lisa Rogak from Lebanon, NH
Franz Schubert: Introduction and Variations on Trockne Blumen, D. 802, Op. 160
Stefan Ragnar Hoskuldsson, flute; Michael McHale, piano
Ramsey Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Hour 2
Maurice Ravel: Danse Generale from Daphnis et Chloe
New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
Ballet Vol. 1: Greatest Hits
Sony 45658
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major
Livia Sohn, violin; Spoleto Chamber Orchestra; Geoff Nuttall, conductor
Spoleto Music Festival, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48: Movements 1-7
Jack Swanson, tenor; Roderick Phipps-Kettlewell, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra; Olivier Robe, conductor
Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian Radio, Bucharest, Romania
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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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