On Wednesday's Performance Today, join us for a multi-chorus musical feast. The Emerson Quartet plays music by Dvorak and Bach from a concert in the city of Prague. We'll also hear violinist Hilary Hahn playing music by Robert Schumann. Plus, Bruce Adolphe joins us for this week's Piano Puzzler.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Bohuslav Martinu: Sinfonia Concertante for Two Orchestras: Movement 4
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
Concerto Grosso
Supraphon 110381
Russell Platt: Eurydice
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Classic Series, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Andrew Todd from Jackson Hole, WY
Bohuslav Martinu: Nonet No. 2, H. 374
Festival players
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, WY
Hour 2
Antonin Dvorak: Quintet in G Major for Strings: Movement 2
Emerson String Quartet; Edgar Meyer, bass
Music from Saint Paul Sunday
MPR 203
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
The Schubert Club, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN
Antonin Dvorak: When thy Sweet Glances Fall on Me, B. 152/3, from Cypresses
Emerson String Quartet
Dvorak Prague International Music Festival, Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
Johann Sebastian Bach: Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668
Emerson String Quartet
Dvorak Prague International Music Festival, Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra Part 1
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
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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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