Poster Pines of Rome
The Pines of Rome
Al Palatino
Performance Today®

May 15, 2015: Retro and radical, all at once

Retro enough to call for Roman trumpets, but radical enough to call for a tape recorder playing alongside the orchestra. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear the New York Philharmonic in concert, performing Ottorino Respighi's retro and radical Pines of Rome.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Leonard Bernstein: Times Square, 1944 from On the Town
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
The Encore Collection, Vol. 3
Sony 44725

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B Major, K. 292
Kristin Wolfe Jensen, bassoon; Bion Tsang, cello
Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin, TX

Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome, P. 141
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY

Arvo Part: Fratres
Amstel Saxophone Quartet
Dutch Reform Church, Rhoon, The Netherlands

Hour 2

Jean Francaix: Octet: 2. Scherzo - Trio
Charis-Ensemble
Jean Francaix Kammermusik
MD&G 3300

Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Livia Sohn, violin; Daniel Philips, violin; Gabriela Diaz, viola; Andres Diaz, cello; Geoff Nuttall, conductor
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Zhao Jiping: Pipa Concerto No. 2
Wu Man, pipa; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

Traditional: White Snow in Spring
Wu Man, pipa
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

Jean Francaix: Divertissement for Bassoon and Strings
Frank Morelli, bassoon; Theodore Arm, violin; Guillermo Figueroa, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Keith Robinson, cello; Laurence Glazener, double bass
Music from Angel Fire, Taos Center for the Arts, Taos, NM

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