Poster Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Clayton State University
Performance Today®

From candlesticks to stage lights

When Sam Haywood was four years old, his parents got a rickety old piano, with built-in candlestick holders. He would only play when the candles were lit. On Thursday's Performance Today, Haywood trades candlesticks for stage lights... hear him and Joshua Bell together in concert at Spivey Hall in Morrow, Georgia.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in E flat Major K475: Allegrissimo
Andras Schiff, piano
Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas
London 421422

Domenico Scarlatti/Gabriel Pierne: Three Pieces: Presto giocoso, Andante, Scherzo
Italian Saxophone Quartet
Beaches Fine Arts Jacksonville, St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Juho Pohjonen, piano; The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

Francois Dompierre: Pavane
New Orford Quartet
Flagler Museum Music Series, Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL

Hour 2

Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat, Op. 20: Movement 2
Eduard Brunner, clarinet; Marie-Luise Neunecker, horn; Stefan Schweigert, bassoon; Thomas Zehetmair, violin; James Vanvalkenburg, viola; Cheryl House, cello; Alois Posch, double bass
Beethoven Septet and Piano Quintet Music
Philips 434036

Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini for Two Pianos
Alessio Bax, piano; Wu Han, piano
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA

John Frantzen: Beyond a Wild Dream
Quad City Symphony Orchestra; Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Centennial Hall, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47
Joshua Bell, violin; Sam Haywood, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

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