On Wednesday's Performance Today, we're celebrating the Bard's 450th birthday with Shakespeare-inspired works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Chopin.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Felix Mendelssohn: Hexenlied, "Witches' Song," Op. 8, No. 8
Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastian Knauer, piano
Felix Mendelssohn: Auf Flugeln des Gesanges. "On Wings of Song." Op. 34, No. 2
Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastian Knauer, piano
Mikhail Glinka: Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Greenville Symphony Orchestra; Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor
Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville, SC
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Caroline Cassil from Sutherlin, OR
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80, No. 6
Miami String Quartet: Benny Kim, violin; Cathy Meng Robinson, violin; Scott Lee, viola; Keith Robinson, cello
Virginia Arts Festival, Robin Hixon Theater, Norfolk, VA
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64a: 1. Folk Dance
Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti, conductor
EMI 86642
Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: 1. Scherzo; 9. Wedding March
Berlin Philharmonic; Claudio Abbado, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in g minor, Op. 15, No. 3
Louis Lortie, piano
Louis Lortie: Chopin Volume 2
Chandos 10714
William Walton (arr. Jeremy Cavaterra): Princes in the Tower, from Richard III
Members of the Salastina Music Society: Jessica Pearlman, oboe; Kevin Kumar, violin; Maia Jasper, violin; Born Lau, viola; Jonathan Karoly, cello
Salastina Music Society, Bing Theatre, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
William Walton (arr. Jeremy Cavaterra): Touch Her Soft Lips and Part, from Henry V
Members of the Salastina Music Society: Jessica Pearlman, oboe; Kevin Kumar, violin; Maia Jasper, violin; Born Lau, viola; Jonathan Karoly, cello
Salastina Music Society, Bing Theatre, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Peter Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Op. 17
Orchestra of the Suisse Romande, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
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