The great Dutch violinist Janine Jansen is currently under the weather; she had to cancel her appearances this week with the New York Philharmonic. On Thursday's Performance Today, however, we'll hear her perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto from a recent concert in Frankfurt, Germany.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alexander Scriabin: Etude Op. 2, No. 1 in c-sharp minor and Etude Op. 8 No. 10 in d-flat major
Lang Lang, piano
Telarc 80582
Hugo Wolf: Serenade in G Major, "Italian Serenade"
Joseph Lin, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Carter Brey, cello
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S124/R455
Lang Lang, piano; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jun Markl, conductor
Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
Walter Piston (trans. Msgt. Donald Patterson): Suite from The Incredible Flutist
United States Marine Band; Major Michael J. Colburn, conductor
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Three-part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787-801: No. 1 in C major; No. 2 in C Minor; No. 3 in D major
Janine Jansen, violin; Maxim Rysanov, viola; Torleif Thedeen, cello
London/Decca 9905
Jeff Peterson: Kahealani (Call from the Heavens)
Jeff Peterson, slack key guitar; ETHEL String Quartet: Cornelius Dufallo, violin; Jennifer Choi, violin; Ralph Farris, viola; Dorothy Lawson, cello
Grand Canyon Music Festival, Shrine of the Ages on the South Rim of Grand Canyon, AZ
Peter Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Janine Jansen, violin; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Grand Hall, Old Opera, Frankfurt, Germany
Brad Richter: Waltz Me to Hell
Brad Richter, guitar
Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, Post Falls, ID
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