It's the final weekend of the summer season. Labor Day weekend. We'll hear summertime music from concerts in Dallas, in Minneapolis, and in New York City. Plus, a Gold Medal performance from Stanislav Khristenko, winner of the Cleveland Piano Competition. On Friday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Oskar Merikanto: Summer Night Waltz, Op. 1
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leif Segerstam, conductor
Ondine 932
Alfonso Carlos Miguel: Love Song, from "Summer Suite"
Ana Belen Tejedor, mandolin; Yiannis Sofos, guitar
Studio C, GRERT Radio, Athens
Toru Takemitsu: Summer Fun from 1961 film Bad Boys (encore)
Manuel Barrueco, guitar; Meng Su, guitar; Yameng Wang, guitar
92nd St Y, Theresa L. Kaufman Concert Hall, New York, NY
Chris Rogerson: Summer Night Music (World Premiere)
Alessio Bax, piano; Jasmine Lin, violin; Burchard Tang, viola; Priscilla Lee, cello
Fasig-Tipton Pavilion, Lexington, KY
George Gershwin (arr. Brian Shaw): Summertime (Encore)
Brian Shaw, trumpet; Dallas Wind Symphony; Donald McKinney, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
Brooklyn Rider: Perfchat and group improvisation
Brooklyn Rider
Minnesota State Fair
Colin Jacobsen: Brooklesca
Brooklyn Rider; Wu Man, pipa; Sandeep Das, tabla; Evan Ziporyn, clarinet
Minnesota State Fair
Hour 2
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 10 and No. 12
Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ivan Fischer, Conductor
Brahms' Hungarian Dances
Hungaroton 12571
Sergei Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives, Op. 22a
Nelson Freire, piano
Music Hall, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Igor Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes (The Card Game) - 1. First Deal (Premiere donne), 2. Second Deal (Deuxieme donne) , 3. Third Deal (Troisieme donne)
Aspen Chamber Symphony; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 - 3. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
Stanislav Khristenko, piano; Cleveland Orchestra; Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Cleveland International Piano Competition, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH
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