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Saint-Saens' Egyptian Concerto

During a trip down the Nile, French composer Camille Saint-Saens was captivated by an old Nubian song. In fact, he was so inspired by the tune that he transformed it into a piano concerto. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear pianist Stephen Hough and the Nashville Symphony play that very piece; Saint-Saens' Egyptian Concerto.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Benjamin Britten: Prelude and Fugue for Eighteen Strings, Op 29
The Danish String Quartet and friends Music@Menlo, Menlo, CA

Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 8, "Wild Jagd"
Yukine Kuroki, piano
The Cliburn, Pepsico Recital Hall, TCU, Fort Worth, TX

Nikolai Kapustin: Prelude, Op. 40, No. 1 from Eight Concert Etudes
Yukine Kuroki, piano
The Cliburn Junior Competition, Pepsico Recital Hall, TCU, Fort Worth, TX

Camille Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103, "Egyptian": 1. Allegro animato
Stephen Hough, piano; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN

Hour 2

Agustin Barrios: La Catedral
Ana Vidovic, guitar
Classical KING FM 98.1, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387
Artemis Quartet
Union College Concert Series, Memorial Chapel, Union College, Schenectady, NY

Samuel Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

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