There are a few graceful, bursting sunrises in music. One by Richard Strauss, which became the iconic soundtrack for the film "2001: A Space Odyssey." And there's one in the ballet "Daphnis and Chloe" by Maurice Ravel. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear a new musical sunrise by American composer John Mackey: "Aurora Awakes."
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Eduardo Mata, conductor
Prokofiev: Love For 3 Oranges, Lieutenant Kije; Stravinsky: Suites
RCA 5168
Camille Saint-Saens: Bassoon Sonata in G, Op. 168
Paulo Ferreira, bassoon; Sergej Tcherepanov, piano
Rolf Liebermann Studio, Hamburg, Germany
John Mackey: Aurora Awakes
Dallas Wind Symphony; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: 2. Largo; 3. Rondo (Allegro)
Till Fellner, piano; French National Orchestra; David Afkham, conductor
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
Hour 2
Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
Jeffrey Kahane, piano; Wu Han, piano
Music@Menlo
Carl Maria von Weber: Flute Trio, Op. 63, J. 259
Linda Chesis, flute; Inbal Segev, cello; William Wolfram, piano
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, The Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown, NY
Felix Mendelssohn: Ruy Blas Overture
North German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
Peter Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien for piano, Op. 45 Anna Petrova, piano; Josu de Solaun, piano
Virginia Arts Festival Coffee Concerts, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Beach, VA
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