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Performance Today®

PT's 30th anniversary!

Thirty years ago, the Performance Today theme was heard on public radio for the first time. And ever since then, listeners have been asking, "which piece by Mozart is that?" On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll have a conversation the composer of our theme, Jim Pugh, to celebrate our 30th anniversary.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo in C Major: Movement 1
Jean-Pierre Rampal, piccolo; I Solisti Veneti; Claudio Scimone, conductor
Vivaldi Flute Concertos
Sony 45623

Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779
Don Dorsey, synthesizer
Bachbusters: Music of J.S. Bach as realized on digital and other authentic period synthesizers
Telarc 80123

Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-Part Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 794
Don Dorsey, synthesizer
Bachbusters: Music of J.S. Bach as realized on digital and other authentic period synthesizers
Telarc 80123

Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention No. 10 in G Major, BWV 781
Don Dorsey, synthesizer
Bachbusters: Music of J.S. Bach as realized on digital and other authentic period synthesizers
Telarc 80123

Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-Part Invention No. 10 in G Major, BW 796
Don Dorsey, synthesizer
Bachbusters: Music of J.S. Bach as realized on digital and other authentic period synthesizers
Telarc 80123

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, USSR
Horowitz in Moscow
DG 419499

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Polka de W.R.
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Horowitz in Moscow
DG 419499

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto con Molti Strumenti in G Minor, Per Sua Altezza Reale di Sassonia, RV 576
Venice Baroque Orchestra; Andrea Marcon, conductor
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Hour 2

Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Joshua Bell, violin; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor
Voice Of The Violin
Sony 97779

Antonin Dvorak: Bagatelles for two violins, cello and harmonium
James Ehnes, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Edward Arron, cello; Andrew Armstrong, harmonium
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Baden Powell: Tempo Feliz
Sergio and Odair Assad guitar duo
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA

Americo Jacomino Canhoto: Abismo de rosas
Sergio and Odair Assad guitar duo
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: Movements 2-3
Joshua Bell, violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

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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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