It's a showpiece for the tuba by composer John Williams... an actual concerto for tuba and orchestra. Alan Baer solos, in concert, with the New York Philharmonic, on the Tuesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2: Movement 3
Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
Mozart Violin Concertos
Avie 2317
Antonin Dvorak: Bagatelles for two violins, cello and harmonium
James Ehnes, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Edward Arron, cello; Andrew Armstrong, harmonium
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Marin Marais: Chaconne
Trio Settecento: Rachel Barton Pine, baroque violin; John Mark Rozendaal, viola da gamba; David Schrader, harpsichord
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
Hour 2
John Williams: Star Wars: Throne Room and Finale
Denver Brass
The Denver Brass Plays John Williams
Klavier 77038
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8
Soovin Kim, Arnaud Sussmann, Aaron Boyd, Adam Barnett-Hart, violins; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Keith Robinson, cello; Scott Pingel, double bass
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Franz Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole, S.254, R.90
Jenny Chen, piano
Tippet Rise, LLC, The Olivier Music Barn, Fishtail, MT
John Williams: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
Alan Baer, tuba; New York Philharmonic; David Robertson, conductor
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
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Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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