"Rock Island Line" is about trains, the Mississippi River, and Bix Beiderbecke: in short, it's a brand-new piece about Davenport, Iowa. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear the world premiere of Jacob Bancks' Iowa-inspired piece from a concert by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Charles Gounod: Concert Waltz from Faust
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
Delibes/Coppelia/Chopin/Gounod - Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Philips 438763
Erik Satie (arr. Jeremy Cavaterra): Gymnopedie No. 1
Kevin Kumar, violin; Maia Jasper, violin; Meredith Crawford, viola; Yves Dharamraj, cello; Geoff Osika, bass; Ariana Ghez, oboe; Ben Smolen, flute
Salastina Music Society, Thayer Hall, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
Jacob Bancks: Rock Island Line
Quad City Symphony Orchestra; Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Centennial Hall, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
Charles Gounod: Symphony No. 1 in D
Sinfonietta Riga; Andris Poga, conductor
Great Guild Hall, Riga, Latvia
Hour 2
Johann Christian Bach: Overture in D, "La calamita"
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
Philips 442275
Johann Christian Bach: Quintet in D Major for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Cello, and Keyboard, Op. 22, No. 1, B76
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Theodore Arm, violin; Keith Robinson, cello; Robert Wolinsky, harpsichord
Music from Angel Fire, Taos Center for the Arts, Taos, NM
Alberto Ginastera: Dances from the Ballet 'Estancia', Op. 8a
New York Philharmonic; David Robertson, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Claude Debussy: Images, Book 1: 1. Reflets dans l'eau; 2. Hommage a Rameau; 3. Mouvement
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
92nd St Y, Theresa L. Kaufman Concert Hall, New York, NY
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