Alexander Scriabin was a musical metaphysician; he genuinely wanted his music to change the world. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll go to Warsaw for a rare performance of Scriabin's Piano Concerto. See if your world is changed; even if only by extending your musical horizons a bit.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Rebecca Clarke: Passacaglia on an Old English Tune
Iris van Eck, cello; Arielle Vernede, piano
Works for Cello and Piano by Women Composers
Eroica 3302
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances, Nos. 1, 3, and 5, WoO 1
VIDA Guitar Quartet
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus
Amber Archibald, viola; Jamie Namkung, piano
KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
Alexander Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20
Alexei Volodin, piano; Sinfonia Varsovia; Robert Trevino, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon & Orchestra in Bb Major: Movement 3
Willard Elliot, bassoon; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3, Bassoon Concerto, Oboe Concerto
DG 415 104
Claude Debussy: Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands
Alessio Bax, piano; Wu Han, piano
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Simon Shaheen (arr. Jeff Scott): Dance Mediterranea
Imani Winds
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4, K. 218
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Utah Symphony; Thierry Fischer, Music Director
Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
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