Gustav Mahler spent the summer of 1905 in a lake-side cottage, in the Corinthian mountains in southern Austria. That's were composed his Symphony No. 7. On Wednesday's Performance Today, the New York Philharmonic plays Mahler's Seventh Symphony, with Alan Gilbert Conducting.
Tippet Rise is an art center located on a working ranch in the rolling hills of south central Montana. It's a peaceful and inspiring destination. On Tuesday's Performance Today, take a seat at Tippet Rise's Olivier Music Barn and hear pianist Yevgeny Sudbin play a sonata by Alexander Scriabin.
Italian composer Ottorino Respighi was a fan of Renaissance paintings and music. In 1927, he set three paintings by Sandro Botticelli to music. On Monday's Performance Today, hear Respighi's Botticelli Tryptich, from a concert in Bellingham, Washington.
On this weekend's Performance Today, join us for conversation and music with guitarist Thomas Viloteau, PT Young Artist in Residence. Among his numerous honors and accomplishments, Viloteau is a winner of the Guitar Foundation of America and the Francisco Tarrega competitions.
On Friday's Performance Today, join us for conversation and music with guitarist Thomas Viloteau, PT Young Artist in Residence. Among his numerous honors and accomplishments, Viloteau is a winner of the Guitar Foundation of America and the Francisco Tarrega competitions.
Join host Fred Child for in-studio interviews with guitarist Thomas Viloteau, as well as exclusive musical performances.
In the mid 1970s, composer Arvo Part became obsessed with the peal of bells, and even began to imitate bells in his own music. Music with a spartan beauty: Fratres, by Arvo Part, on Thursday's Performance Today.
In 1824, Gioachino Rossini wrote an unusual string duet. It was played once, and then disappeared for nearly 150 years. The manuscript re-emerged in 1968 and is now back in circulation. On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear Rossini's Duet for Cello and Double Bass, from a concert in Atlanta.
Amy Beach, nee Cheney, debuted with the Boston Symphony at the age of 17. She married two years later, and her husband forbade her from having a career on stage, so... Amy Beach became a great composer. A story of perseverance and the power of music, on Tuesday's Performance Today.
