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Coop d'etat

Picture some eggs nested in a chicken coop. Suddenly, little legs poke through the shells and the eggs stand up and start dancing around. It's the Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, from a Houston Symphony performance of "Pictures at an Exhibition" by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky. Hear this and more from concerts around the world, on Tuesday's Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

George Gershwin (arr. Jonathan Tunick): But Not For Me
Joshua Bell, violin; London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
Gershwin Fantasy
Sony 60659

Nils Frahm; Manuel de Falla: "Hammers" (Frahm) and "Nana, from Siete Canciones populares Espanolas' (de Falla)
Remy von Kesteren, harp; Eric Vloeimans, trumpet
Alicia de Larrocha Hall, L'Auditori, Barcelona, Spain

Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Maurice Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition (excerpts)
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX

Tomaso Vitali: Chaconne in G minor for Violin and Piano
Joshua Bell, violin; Sam Haywood, piano
Spivey Hall, Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA

Hour 2

Astor Piazzolla: Ave Maria
Maya Beiser, cello, Anthony de Mare, piano
Oblivion - Piazzolla, Nin: Cello Works
Koch 7442

Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion
Italian Saxophone Quartet
Beaches Fine Arts Jacksonville, St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Sphinx Virtuosi
St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: Movements 2-4
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Music Hall, Springer Auditorium, Cincinnati, OH

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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.

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