In 1994, budding clarinetist Anthony McGill was on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, talking with Mister Rogers about why he chose the clarinet. Even at that young age, McGill knew that the clarinet was the instrument for him. Years later, he's now principal clarinet in the New York Philharmonic. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear Anthony McGill play music by Scriabin.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in d minor: 2. Adagio
Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Lars Vogt, piano
Brahms sonatas for piano and violin
EMI 57525
Alexander Scriabin (arr. Willard Elliot): Seven Preludes for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 16: 1. Op. 11 No. 23, Vivo; 2. Op. 16, No. 1, Andante; 3. Op. 16, No. 2, Allegro; 4. Op. 16, No. 3, Andante
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano
String Theory, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 : 3. Valse. Allegro moderato; 4. Finale. Andante maestoso
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra; Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
LUERSL, Philharmonie, Luxembourg
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2
Tetzlaff Quartet
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Hour 2
Amy Beach: Le Prince gracieux (The Gracious Prince)
Joanne Polk, piano
Amy Beach, Vol. 2: Under the Stars
Arabesque 6704
Claude Debussy: Danses sacree et profane, for harp and strings
Camerata Pacifica
Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA
Henri Kling: Two Little Finches
Master Gunnery Sergeants Cynthia Rugolo and Betsy Hill, piccolos; United States Marine Band; Colonel Michael J. Colburn, conductor
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA
Amy Beach: Piano Quintet in f-sharp minor, Op. 67
Pedja Muzijevic, piano; St. Lawrence String Quartet
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
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