Hector Del Curto's great-grandfather and grandfather both played tango in Buenos Aires. Now, he carries on that tradition, as one of today's great masters of tango. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Del Curto play the bandoneon in concert at the Aspen Music Festival.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in C: 1. Allegro
Hilary Hahn, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Bach: Violin Concertos
DG 986
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
The Cliburn, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Red Priest
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Astor Piazzolla: Bandoneon Concerto
Hector Del Curto, bandoneon; Piazzolla Special Orchestra; William Kunhardt, conductor
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: Romance
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
Previn Conducts Prokofiev
Telarc 80143
Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Contredanses for Orchestra
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Carl Stamitz: Clarinet Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 8 No. 4
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Livia Sohn, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Sergei Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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