When Gustav Mahler wrote his Sixth Symphony, his instrumentation called for hammer blows... and percussionists around the world have had to get creative. On Friday's Performance Today, take a seat as the New York Philharmonic performs the fourth movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 6, hammer and all.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3: Movement 1
London Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Mahler Symphony No. 3
Sony 44553
Xinyan Li: Mongolian Impressions: Movement 3
Aspen Music Festival Chamber Ensemble
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO
Alberto Ginastera: Estancia Suite, Op. 8a: Movement 4
Aspen Chamber Symphony; Federico Cortese, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen CO
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6: Movement 4
New York Philharmonic; Semyon Bychkov, conductor
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Hour 2
Fernando Sor: Four Etudes
Norbert Kraft, guitar
Sor: 24 Progressive Etudes; 6 Little Pieces
Naxos 573624
Ludwig van Beethoven: Zur Namensfeier Overture, Op. 115
Concerto Koln; Michael Guttler, conductor
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Yuko Uebayashi: Misericordia for flute and strings
Carol Wincenc, flute; Escher String Quartet
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Fernando Sor: Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op.9
Ana Vidovic, guitar
KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
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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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