How does he do it? On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear multi-talented musician Jeffrey Kahane exercise physical control at the piano while simultaneously listening to and conducting the New York Philharmonic.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in c minor, BWV 1060: 1. Allegro
Hilary Hahn, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, Bach Concertos
DG 98600
Yefim Rosenfeld (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov): My Happiness
The Astor Quartet: Gidon Kremer, violin; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon; Vadim Sakharov, piano; Alois Posch, double bass
Astor Quartet: Live at the CBC's Glenn Gould Studio
Nonesuch 531411
Juan Carlos Cobian: Los Mareados
Astor Quartet: Gidon Kremer, violin; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon; Vadim Sakharov, piano; Alois Posch, double bass
Astor Quartet: Live at the CBC's Glenn Gould Studio
Nonesuch 531411
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Shawn H. from Round Rock, TX
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, K. 238
Jeffrey Kahane, piano; New York Philharmonic; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NYharmonic; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Kenneth Frazelle: Fiddler's Galaxy
Joseph Swensen, violin; Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
American Air MPR Ã1
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: hree-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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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Hosted by Valerie Kahler, Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country.
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