On today's show we'll feature performances from cities that John McCain and Barack Obama have called home. We'll have performances from Phoenix, Chicago, and the city where both have lived and worked lately - Washington, D.C. And to prove that Performance Today is as neutral as the Swiss, we'll feature a performance by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Duke Ellington: "Caravan" and "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
The Chestnut Brass Company
Ottorino Respighi: Prelude to "The Birds"
The Eclipse Chamber Orchestra with conductor Sylvia Alimena
George Washington Masonic Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia
Dmitri Shostakovich: Allegro from Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jose-Luis Novo
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, Maryland
Josef Haydn: Cello Concerto in C, Hob. VIIb:1
Cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Zeppelinhaus, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Queen Lili'uokalani: "Ku'u Pua i Paoakalani"
Soprano Kim Sueoka with the Rose Ensemble
Maurice Ravel: "Introduction and Allegro for Flute, Clarinet, Harp and String Quartet"
Members of the Nash Ensemble
92nd Street Y, New York City
Hour 2
David Diamond: Allegro Molto Vivace from "Rounds for String Orchestra"
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with conductor Gerard Schwarz
Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzons II and IV
The Atlantic Brass Quintet
Faith Presbyterian Church, Sun City, Arizona
Robert Schumann: "Three Romances"
Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Josef Haydn: Keyboard Concerto in D, Hob. XVII:11
Harpist Xavier de Maistre with the KBS Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alexander Lazarev
Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Johann Erasmus Kindermann: "Sonata Seconda"
Harpsichordist Kristian Bezuidenhout
Paine Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Johann Sebastian Bach: Allegro from Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor
Violinists Georg Kallweit and Midori Seiler with the Academy for Ancient Music
Mandel Hall, Chicago
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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.
Hosted by Valerie Kahler, 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.
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