Camille Saint-Saens completed his last symphony in 1886... a rare composition for full orchestra and organ. On Saturday's Performance Today, hear Saint-Saen's Symphony No. 3, the 'Organ Symphony', performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with Thierry Escaich on the organ.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Legends, No. 5
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations, Scherzo capriccioso, Legends
Supraphon 3533
Traditional Irish: The Road to Lisdoonvarna
Georgia Guitar Quartet: Kyle Dawkins, Brian Smith, Phil Snyder, Jason Solomon
Pensacola Christian College, The Crowne Centre, Pensacola, FL
Frederic Chopin: Etude, Op. 10, No. 3
Georgia Guitar Quartet: Kyle Dawkins, Brian Smith, Phil Snyder, Jason Solomon
Pensacola Christian College, The Crowne Centre, Pensacola, FL
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Walt Warren from Wheeling, WV
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70: Movements 3 & 4
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX
Hour 2
John Dowland: Come Again, Sweet Love
Canadian Brass
Canadian Brass Takes Flight
Steinway & Sons 30008
Jeremiah Clarke: The Prince of Denmark's March
Canadian Brass
The Bells of St. Genevieve and other Baroque delights
RCA 61002
Joaquin Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Scott Yoo, violin; Bion Tsang, cello; John Novacek, piano
Festival Mozaic, Congregation Beth David, San Luis Obispo, CA
Luther Henderson: Dixie Bach
Canadian Brass
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Camille Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ": Movements 2-4
Thierry Escaich, organ; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Springer Auditorium, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
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