During the 1870s, Czech composer Bedrich Smetana wrote a suite of six self-standing symphonic poems inspired by the legends and landscapes of his homeland. On Thursday's Performance Today, the Czech Philharmonic plays selections from 'Ma vlast' (My Homeland), from a live performance recorded in Tokyo, Japan.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Gabriela Montero): Improvisation on Prelude in C, from the Well-Tempred Clavier Book I, BWV 846
Gabriela Montero, piano
Bach And Beyond
EMI 64647
Valerie Coleman: Tzigane
Imani Winds
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, New York City, NY
Bedrich Smetana: Ma vlast (My Homeland): Movements 1 & 2
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Consuelo Velazquez (arr. Gabriela Montero): Improvisation on "Besame Mucho"
Gabriela Montero, piano
Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Hour 2
Radames Gnattali: Chiquinha Gonzaga
Sergio & Odair Assad guitar duo
Latin American Music for Two Guitars
Nonesuch 79116
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in F-minor, Op. 20, No. 5, Hob. III:35
Parker Quartet
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Paulo Bellinati: Jongo
Sergio & Odair Assad guitar duo
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: Movements 2 & 3
Orli Shaham, piano; Aspen Chamber Symphony; David Robertson, conductor
Aspen Chamber Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
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