On overcast days, the mountains of Vermont lose their color, becoming grey silhouettes. And some of the roads are so dark you need headlights, even during the day. Composer Robert Paterson says that it's majestic and sometimes treacherous. We'll hear JoAnn Falletta lead the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in a live performance of Paterson's new piece, Dark Mountains, on this weekend's Performance Today.
When writing his Piano Concerto No. 3, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev wrote a single word above a particular point in the composition..."coldly." It's a chilling musical descent, entombed in the concerto's fiery heat. On Friday's Performance Today, pianist Simon Trpceski and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra perform Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 at a concert in Stavanger, Norway.
Steve Reich is one of the most influential and acclaimed composers alive. In the 1960's, Reich was among a group of composers that pioneered what is known as minimal music. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Reich's "Cello Counterpoint." Cellist Rose Bellini plays along with 7 pre-recorded and played by cellist Maya Beiser.
When Maurice Ravel wrote Gaspard de la Nuit, he was trying to make it the most difficult piano music ever written... perhaps even unplayable. Benjamin Grosvenor plays the unplayable, in concert, on Wednesday's Performance Today.
The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the top orchestras in the country, and they've consistently held that ranking over the course of several generations. On this episode of Performance Today, join us for a special tribute to the Cleveland Orchestra.
On Monday's Performance Today, hear a composition by Valerie Coleman named "Portraits of Josephine"... inspired by the life and times of one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th Century: Josephine Baker.
This weekend, our nation honors our veterans and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. We'll hear a symphony inspired by letters home from soldiers in the trenches of the First World War. On this weekend's episode of Performance Today, we'll hear the Kansas City Symphony perform the Symphony No. 3 by Jonathan Leshnoff.
This weekend, our nation honors our veterans and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. We'll hear a symphony inspired by letters home from soldiers in the trenches of the First World War. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll hear the Kansas City Symphony perform the Symphony No. 3 by Jonathan Leshnoff.
In 1899, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius began work on a tone poem that has become Finland's unofficial second national anthem. On today's edition of Performance Today, we'll hear Osmo Vanska conduct the Minnesota Orchestra in a live performance of Finlandia, by Jean Sibelius.
