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The power and danger of art

In the 1930's, artistic expression in the Soviet Union could be a very risky proposition. On Tuesday's Performance Today, tune in for a story about the danger of art, with evocative music by composer and survivor Dmitri Shostakovich.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Dmitri Shostakovich: Adagio (Elegy) for string quartet
Emerson String Quartet
Shostakovich String Quartets
DG 463284

Matthew Locke: Music for The Tempest
Tempesta di Mare; Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone, Directors; Emlyn Ngai, Concertmaster
Tempesta di Mare, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA

Robert Beaser: Variations for Flute and Piano: Movement 1 Theme
Aaron Perdue, flute; Christopher McKiggan, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

Dmitri Shostakovich: Ballet Suite No. 2 for Orchestra
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Mei Ann Chen, conductor
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX

Hour 2

Maurice Ravel: Miroirs: Movement 1 Noctuelles
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Beautiful Starry Night - Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel
London/Decca 448618

Alberto Ginastera: Impressiones de la puna (1934)
Leonard Garrison, flute; Megan Murphy Kenny and Carrie Krause, violins; Bernard McWilliams, viola; Miranda Wilson, cello
Red Lodge Music Festival, Red Lodge Civic Center, Red Lodge, MT

Anderson & Roe: Hallelujah Variations (Variations on a Theme by Leonard Cohen)
Anderson and Roe Piano Duo: Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano
Steinway Hall, New York, NY

Lennon & McCartney: Let It Be
Anderson and Roe Piano Duo: Greg Anderson, piano; Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano
Minnesota Beethoven Festival; Page Theatre, Saint Mary's University, Winona, MN

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 11: Movements 3 & 4
Gateways Music Festival Orchestra; Michael Morgan, conductor
Gateways Music Festival, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY

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