Best to have your fire extinguisher at the ready. Today we'll feature an hour of both fiery and fire-inspired music in the second half of our show. From Stravinsky's Firebird ballet arranged for five pianos to the fiery "Devil's Trill" performed by violinist Joshua Bell, it'll be a scorcher on Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Toccata from "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2"
The Nashville Symphony Orchestra with conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn
Anton Reicha: Wind Quintet, Op. 88, No. 2
Prairie Winds
Chamber Music North, Traverse City, Michigan
Manuel de Falla: Three Dances from "The Three-Cornered Hat"
Katona Twins
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Franz Liszt: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat for Piano and Orchestra
Pianist Peng Peng with the Nashville Symphony and conductor Leonard Slatkin
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Hour 2
Antonio Vivaldi: Symphony in G, No. 36, RV 150
The Israel Chamber Orchestra with conductor Shlomo Mintz
Igor Stravinsky: "The Firebird Suite"
The 5 Browns
Virginia Arts Festival, Newport News, Virginia
Gil Shohat: "Symphony of Fire"
The Israel Chamber Orchestra with conductor Gil Shohat
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami
Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Continuo ("The Devil's Trill")
Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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