Composer Laurence Sherr has dedicated his career to sharing the musical history of the Holocaust. in 2014, Sherr wrote a piece that borrowed melodies from several Jewish resistance songs. On Tuesday's Performance Today, hear 'Myr zaynen do!' (We are here!) by Laurence Sherr.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Astor Piazzolla (arr. Assad/Barrueco): Verano Porteno (Summer in Buenos Aires)
Manuel Barreco, guitar
SOLO PIAZZOLLA
Tonar 70715

Astor Piazzolla: Concierto para Quinteto
Hector del Curto Quintet
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO

Tomaso Vitali: Chaconne in G minor for Violin and Piano
Joshua Bell, violin; Sam Haywood, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Laurence Sherr: Sonata for Cello and Piano Mir zaynen do!
Karen Becker, cello; Jay Mauchley, piano
Red Lodge Music Festival, Red Lodge Civic Center, Red Lodge, MT

Hour 2

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1: Movement 3 Fuga
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1
Naxos 557470

Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Gil Shaham, violin
Gstaad Musical Summits, Church, Rougemont, Switzerland

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Ciranda das sete notas
Jack Penna, bassoon; Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra; Norman Huynh, conductor
Spoleto Festival USA, St Matthew's Lutheran Church, Charleston, SC

Franz Schubert: Impromptu No. 2, from 'Four Impromptus' D. 935 op. posth.142
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO