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The Los Angeles Philharmonic

Sometimes the sound of the L.A. Philharmonic is so big, you would think it could move mountains. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll go to Los Angeles to hear the orchestra perform with earth-shaking results.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Peter Maxwell Davies (arr. Scott Tennant): Farewell to Stromness
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
L.A.G.Q. (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet)
Sony 60274

Frederic Chopin: Two Nocturnes, Op. 27: Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp; Nocturne No. 8 in D flat
Maria Joao Pires, piano
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe: Part I
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Charles Dutoit, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Chet Atkins (arr. William Kanengiser): Blue Ocean Echo (Country Gentleman)
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA

Hour 2

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1: 3. Fuga
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1
Naxos 557470

Antonin Dvorak: Miniatures for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 75a
Sandy Yamamoto, violin; Karen Kim, violin; Maurycy Banaszek, viola
Skaneateles Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guitar Prelude No. 3
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44: Movements 2-3
RTE Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Gourlay, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

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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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