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Appalachian Spring

By any measure, Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland is one of the great American works of art. But in 1944, Copland was paid 500 dollars for writing it. Not much for a future classic. But looking back, Copland said, "they needn't have worried about the amount. Five hundred dollars seemed like a lot to me in those days." On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra play 500 dollars worth of music by Aaron Copland.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Maurice Ravel: Noble and Sentimental Waltz No. 7
Vladimir Spivakov, violin, Sergei Bezrodny, piano

Marco dall'Aquila: Ricercar No. 17 and Ricercar No. 6
Paul O'Dette, lute
Boston Early Music Festival

Pierre Passereau: Il est Bel et Bon
Paul O'Dette, lute
Boston Early Music Festival

Franz Schubert: Adagio in E flat, D. 897
Mitsuko Uchida, piano, David McCarroll, violin, Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont

Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Sivan Magen, harp, Joshua Smith, flute, Moran Katz, clarinet, Joseph Lin and Benjamin Beilman, violins, Luke Fleming, viola, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, cello
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont

Francisco Mignone: Concertino for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra
Sergio Burgani, clarinet, the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor
Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hour 2

Arvo Part: Fur Alina
Bruce Levingston, piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Queen of the Night Aria, from the Magic Flute, K. 620
Francois Leleux, oboe and conductor, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

William Bolcom: New York Lights
Bruce Levingston, piano

Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City

Jessie Montgomery: Strum, for String Quartet
The Catalyst Quartet
Sphinx Competition, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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