In the early 1900s, Bela Bartok traveled the dusty back-roads of eastern Europe with a heavy Edison recording machine. He recorded thousands of folk songs that, in turn, inspired his own work. On this weekend's Performance Today, the Romanian Dances by Bela Bartok, from a concert by the Sinfonietta of Riverdale, New York.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Bela Bartok: Hungarian Folk Tunes, Volume 1 (selections)
Paul Galbraith, 8-string guitar
In Every Lake the Moon Shines Full
Delos 3236
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York City, NY
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Jason Carr from Philadelphia, PA
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
Sinfonietta of Riverdale; Mark Mandarano, conductor
Sinfonietta of Riverdale, Christ Church Riverdale, Riverdale, NY
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4: Movement 4 Allegro
Miro String Quartet
Op. 18
Vanguard 1655
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 in A flat Major
Javier Perianes, piano
University of Georgia, Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Blake Pouliot, violin; Hsin-I Huang, piano
Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Michael Ippolito: Nocturne for Orchestra
Nashville Symphony; Edo De Waart, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
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