Poster Sir Arnold Bax, 1944
Sir Arnold Bax, 1944
photo by Howard Coster, courtesy of National Portrait Gallery, London
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Sir Arnold Bax's love for Ireland

Arnold Bax was an English composer, but when he went to his beloved Ireland, he adopted the persona of poet Dermot O'Byrne. He tried to keep his alter ego secret but his music betrayed his love of all things Irish. Music by Arnold Bax (aka Dermot O'Byrne) on Friday's Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Frederic Chopin: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45, "Sostenuto"
Rafal Blechacz, piano
Chopin: The Complete Preludes
DG 10870

Arnold Bax: Quintet for Oboe and Strings
James Austin Smith, oboe; Rolston String Quartet
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: Movements 2 & 3
Joshua Bell, violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Frederic Chopin: Waltzes, Op. 64: Nos. 1-3
Rafal Blechacz, piano
Union College Concert Series, Union College - Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, NY

Hour 2

Anton Bruckner: Intermezzo in D minor
L'Archibudelli: Vera Beths, violin; Lisa Rautenberg, violin; IJurgen Kussmaul, viola; Guus Jeukendrup, viola; Anner Bylsma, cello
Anton Bruckner, L'Archibudelli
Sony 66251

Peter Tchaikovsky: Nocturne for Piano (arr. for orchestra and solo cello)
Mark Kosower, cello; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads
Kristin Lee, violin; Clancy Newman, cello; Michael Mizrahi, piano
Astral Artists, Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8: Movement 4
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY

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