If you enjoy classical music, there's no escaping Johann Sebastian Bach. This 18th Century German composer continues to influence how we organize pitches, put notes in order and create harmony. We'll hear Bach at work in the 21st Century from modern performances of his music to new compositions playing upon Bach's themes, on Tuesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Triple Concerto in a minor, BWV 1044: Adagio
Alison Mitchell, flute, Angela Hewitt, piano; Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, director and violin
Maurice Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
Orchestre National de France; Daniele Gatti, conductor
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (arr. Xuefeu Yang) - 2. Air ("Air on the G string")
Xuefei Yang, guitar
Fraser Performance Studio, WGBH, Boston, MA
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Continuo in e minor, BWV 1034 - 3. Andante
Frank Gabriel Campos, trumpet; Nicholas Walker, bass
Hockett Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 - 1. Prelude
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Williamsburg Prebyterian Church, Williamsburg, VA
Clarice Assad: Suite for Lower Strings, based on themes of Bach
New Century Chamber Orchestra; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, music director
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Sergio Assad: Seis Brevidades ("Six Short Pieces") - 1. Chuva
Odair Assad, guitar
Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
Hour 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude, Op. 23. No. 4
Van Cliburn, piano
Frederic Chopin arr. Costin Soare: Waltz No. 10 in b minor, Op. 69, No. 2
Costin Soare, guitar; Ion Bogdan Stefanescu, flute
Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian Radio, Bucharest, Romania
Julian Anderson: Harmony
BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus; Sakari Oramo, conductor
BBC Proms 2013; Royal Albert Hall, London
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Nobuyuki Tsuji, piano; BBC Philharmonic; Juanjo Mena, conductor
BBC Proms 2013; Royal Albert Hall, London
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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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