For fans of classical music it doesn't get much better. On Friday's Performance Today we'll hear the Berlin Philharmonic in concert at their home venue, the Philharmonie, playing Beethoven's Symphony No. 6.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms (orch. Paul Juon): Hungarian Dance No. 4 in f-sharp minor
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Kurt Masur, conductor
Brahms: The Hungarian Dances
Philips 411426
Luiz Bonfa: Manha de Carnaval
Sergio Assad and Odair Assad, guitars
CAMA: Community Arts Music Association, Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
Johannes Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, Wo01: No. 2 in d minor; No. 5 in g minor
Erin Keefe, violin; Wu Han, piano
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 "Pastoral": 1. Allegro ma non troppo; 3. Allegro; 4. Allegro; 5. Allegretto
Berlin Philharmonic; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Spanish Hall, Castle, Prague, Czech Republic
Hour 2
William Bolcom: Graceful Ghost Rag
Eugene Barban, piano
An American Piano Odyssey
Americus Records 19971005
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, "Classical"
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Roberto Abbado, conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
William Bolcom: Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Band: 1. Lively, 2. Song Without Words, 3. Valse, 4. Badinerie
Donald Sinta Saxophone Quartet; Dallas Wind Symphony; Michael Haithcock, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
Camille Saint-Saens: Barcarolle, Op. 108
Mozart Piano Quartet: Paul Rivinius, piano; Mark Gothoni, violin; Hartmut Rohde, viola; Peter Horr, cello
Calvary Community Church, Saint Cloud, MN
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