Nino Rota is one of those composers whose music you know... even if you don't know you know it. He composed music for 150 film soundtracks, including The Godfather (1 & 2) and numerous films by Federico Fellini, but he was also a prolific composer of concert works. On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear the 'Sonata for Flute and Harp' by Nino Rota, from a concert in Madrid.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Nino Rota: Clarinet Trio: Movement 3
Ensemble Nino Rota: Paolo Beltramini, clarinet; Cecilia Radic, cello; Massimo Palumbo, piano
Rota: Chamber Music
Chandos 9832
Nino Rota: Sonata for Flute and Harp
Monica Raga, flute; Maria Jesus Avila, harp
Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Deb Anderson from Robbinsdale, MN
Peter Tchaikovsky: Suite from the Sleeping Beauty Op. 66
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Hour 2
Georges Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No.1: Movement 4
Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque; Bizet: Jeux D'enfants
Sony 45649
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in E minor: Movement 4
Avi Avital, mandolin
University of Georgia, Ramsey Concert Hall, University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Georges Bizet (arr. William Kanengiser): Suite from 'Carmen'
VIDA Guitar Quartet
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Kirill Gerstein, piano; Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX
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