According to conductor Leonard Slatkin, leading an orchestra is a bit like being the coach of a football team. On Monday's Performance Today, Coach Slatkin will tell us more about the curious art of conducting; plus, we'll hear from a recent concert featuring Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Louis Spohr: Double Quartet No. 1 in D minor: 2. Scherzo: Vivace
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Spohr Double Quartets
Hyperion 22014
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6 for Flute and Bassoon
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Peter Kolkay, bassoon
String Theory, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for Violin and Piano, Op. 94a
Daniel Hope, violin; Wu Han, piano
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
John Lennon and Paul McCartney: I am the Walrus
Richter Uzur Duo: Brad Richter, guitar; Viktor Uzur, cello
Ada Arts Council, East Central University in Ada, OK
John Lennon and Paul McCartney: I Want to Hold Your Hand
Cantus
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Hour 2
Antonin Dvorak: Romantic Pieces II & III
Gil Shaham, violin, Orli Shaham, piano
Dvorak for Two: Gil Shaham & Orli Shaham
DG 449820
Peter Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano
Nadine Asin, flute; Anton Nel, piano
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Antonin Dvorak: The Wild Dove, Op. 110
Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Harding, conductor
Lucerne Festival, Concert Hall, Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland
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