What could a pampered young man possibly know about the big questions of life and death? Well, in his monumental piece, "Death and Transfiguration," the 20-something Richard Strauss wrote about our hopes, fears, and most profound revelations. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear it performed in concert in Copenhagen.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Michael Daugherty: Niagara Falls
Dallas Winds; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung, Op. 24
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Concert Hall, DR Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark
Edvard Grieg: Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Maria Joao Pires, piano; Julien Brocal, piano
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Hour 2
Manuel de Falla: Suite populaire espagnole
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Pablo Sainz Villegas, guitar
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Avi Avital: Kedma
Avi Avital, mandolin
Savannah Music Festival, Temple Mickve Israel, Savannah, GA
Bedrich Smetana: Ma vlast (My Homeland): Movements 1-2
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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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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