Poster Antonin Dvorak's childhood home
The childhood home of Antonin Dvorak, which was directly across from a train station
By Jan Polak (Own work), Creative Commons
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Antonin Dvorak, trainspotter

In the 1850's, nine year-old Antonin Dvorak became transfixed by trains and railroads. In the following decades, the composer made visits to train stations a part of his daily life. In 1884, a musical theme popped into his head, triggered by the sound an arriving train. On Monday's Performance Today, hear this inspired theme and more of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 7, in a concert performance by the Nashville Symphony.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Seasons: Movement 10
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons. Balakirev: Islamey
Sony 60689

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute & Piano, FP 164
Sooyun Kim, flute; Pei-Shan Lee, piano
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA

Francisco Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Pablo Villegas, guitar
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: Movements 2 & 3
Yefim Bronfman, piano; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Hour 2

Giovanni Gabrieli (arr. Eric Robertson): Sonata pian e forte
Canadian Brass
Echo: Glory of Gabrieli
ODR 7380

Edward Elgar: Serenade for String Orchestra
Savannah Music Festival Players
Savannah Music Festival, Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA

Giovanni Gabrieli (arr. John Serry): Canzona per Sonare
Canadian Brass
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA

Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op. 70 (excerpts)
Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN

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