During the First World War, Carl Nielsen poured his energy into a new piece of music; a fervent symphony expressing his belief that despite the war, life and light could prevail. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Nielsen's "Inextinguishable" Symphony No. 4, from a concert in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Carl Nielsen: At the Coffin of a Young Artist
Orchestra of the Mill; Andrew Penny, conductor
Scandinavian String Music
Lydian 18132
Carl Nielsen: Symphony No. 4, Op. 29, FS 76, "The Inextinguishable"
Artosphere Festival Orchestra; Corrado Rovaris, conductor
Artosphere Festival, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Figaro a concert transcription after Rossini's "Barber of Seville"
Vadim Gluzman, violin; Angela Yoffee, piano
Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society, Wolfe Recital Hall, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
Jacob Druckman: Reflections on the Nature of Water: Movements 2, 4, & 6
Jisu Jung, marimba
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Black History Spotlight: Francis B. Johnson
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4: Movement 4 Allegro
Tokyo String Quartet
Beethoven: The Early String Quartets / Tokyo String Quartet
RCA 61284
Franz Schubert: Introduction and Variations on 'Trockne Blumen', D. 802, Op. 160
Stefan Ragnar Hoskuldsson, flute; Michael McHale, piano
University of Georgia, Ramsey Concert Hall. UGA, Athens, GA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Movements 2 & 3
Tianwa Yang, violin; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Louis Armstrong (arr. Anderson and Roe): What a Wonderful World
Anderson and Roe Piano Duo: Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano
Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Page Theatre, Saint Mary's University, Winona, MN
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