When Queen Mary the Second died in 1694, Henry Purcell wrote music for the funeral. And in 1992, American composer Steven Stucky gave it a 20th century spin. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Boston Symphony at Carnegie Hall playing this 20th century take on a 17th century classic.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1: 3. Fuga
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1
Naxos 557470
Samuel Barber: Summer Music, Op. 31
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Robert Walters, oboe; Lauren Miner Jacobson, clarinet; Michael Kroth, bassoon; Michael Thornton, horn
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Heitor Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No.1
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
The Flagler Museum Music Series, The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL
Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Juraj Valcuha, conductor
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Hour 2
Henry Purcell: Trumpet Sonata No. 1
David Staff, natural trumpet; Orchestra of the Golden Age
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
Naxos 8.553444
Steven Stucky/Henry Purcell: Funeral Music for Queen Mary
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
Carnegie Hall Live, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
James Campbell, clarinet; Denis Brott, cello; David Jalbert, piano
Montreal Chamber Music Festival, St. James Church, Montreal, Canada
Jean Sibelius (trans. Frank Winterbottom): Finlandia, Op. 26
United States Marine Band; Colonel Michael J. Colburn, conductor
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA
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