In celebration Carl Philip Emanuel Bach's 300th birthday, conductor Nicholas McGegan hoped to inspire a groundswell of enthusiasm for the man's music. Something he called "Carl-o-philip-emanuel-bach-o-mania." On Monday's Performance Today, we'll do our part with a Keyboard Concerto by CPE Bach.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Rondo II in D minor, Wq. 61/4
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
C.P.E. Bach: Sonatas And Rondos
DG 459614
Traditional Scottish (arr. Alasdair Fraser): Gloomy Winter's Noo Awa'- Giga de Tenerife
Rachel Wong, violin; Nicholas Mariscal, cello
Heifetz International Music Institute, Francis Auditorium, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
The Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Polonaise from Christmas Eve
The Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Keyboard concerto in B minor, Wq 30
Robert Levin, harpsichord; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA
Hour 2
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 13: Movement 3
Juilliard String Quartet
50 Years, Vol. 6 - Scherzo Through Time
Sony 62712
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Antiphon (Five Mystical Songs)
St. Olaf Orchestra; St. Olaf Massed Choirs; Christopher Aspaas, conductor
St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Benjamin Britten: The Spirit of the Lord (World of the Spirit)
St. Olaf Orchestra; St. Olaf Massed Choirs; Anton Armstrong, conductor
St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58
David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano
Rockport Music Festival, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Joaquin Rodrigo: Retablo de Navidad 5. Coplillas de Belen (Carols of Bethlehem)
Anna Stephany, mezzo-soprano; BBC Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
Karolju Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski and Rodrigo
RCA 11561
Christopher Rouse: Karolju: 2. Swedish; 5. Little March of the Three Kings
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus; David Zinman, conductor
Karolju Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski and Rodrigo
RCA 11561
Witold Lutoslawski: Polish Christmas Carols - Hurrying to Bethlehem
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus; David Zinman, conductor
Karolju Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski and Rodrigo
RCA 11561
Witold Lutoslawski: Polish Christmas Carols - Hey la, hey la, shepherds there you are
Julia Doyle, soprano; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Chorus; David Zinman, conductor
Karolju Christmas Music from Rouse, Lutoslawski and Rodrigo
RCA 11561
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