Alexander Scriabin was a musical metaphysician; he genuinely wanted his music to change the world. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll go to Warsaw for a rare performance of Scriabin's Piano Concerto. See if your world is changed; even if only by extending your musical horizons a bit.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Rebecca Clarke: Passacaglia on an Old English Tune
Iris van Eck, cello; Arielle Vernede, piano
Works for Cello and Piano by Women Composers
Eroica 3302
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances, Nos. 1, 3, and 5, WoO 1
VIDA Guitar Quartet
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus
Amber Archibald, viola; Jamie Namkung, piano
KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
Alexander Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20
Alexei Volodin, piano; Sinfonia Varsovia; Robert Trevino, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon & Orchestra in Bb Major: Movement 3
Willard Elliot, bassoon; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3, Bassoon Concerto, Oboe Concerto
DG 415 104
Claude Debussy: Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands
Alessio Bax, piano; Wu Han, piano
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Simon Shaheen (arr. Jeff Scott): Dance Mediterranea
Imani Winds
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4, K. 218
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Utah Symphony; Thierry Fischer, Music Director
Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
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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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