Every day on Performance Today, we hear great musicians in concert. How did they get to be so good? And how do they stay on top of their game? On Fridayaâ¬â¢s show, we'll meet double bass player David Grossman from the New York Philharmonic. He'll tell us what it's like to live at the bottom of the orchestra, musically speaking, and weaâ¬â¢ll hear him perform Mozartaâ¬â¢s Sinfonia Concertante.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Maurice Ravel: Danse Generale from 'Daphnis et Chloe'
New York Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez, conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1008 6. Gigue arr. Wijnaud van Klaveren
Amstel Saxophone Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra (K. 364/320d)
Glenn Dicterow, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; New York Philharmonic, Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, New York
Alexander Agricola: Je nay dueul, Tant ha bon oeuil
Piffaro
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hour 2
Peter Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 - "Grand Adage" or "Wedding Pas De Deux", from Act III
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: No. 1 to Leonore, op. 138
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Franz Schubert: 3 Klavierstucke D946: No. 2 in Eb major
Imogen Cooper, Piano
Southbank Centre, London
Peter Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Jaap van Zweden, conductor
McDermott Concert Hall, Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas
Gerald Finzi: Romance for String Orchestra, op. 11
Scottish Ensemble, Jonathan Morton, artistic director
Wigmore Hall, London, England
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