Gustav Mahler spent the summer of 1905 in a lake-side cottage, in the Corinthian mountains in southern Austria. That's were composed his Symphony No. 7. On Wednesday's Performance Today, the New York Philharmonic plays Mahler's Seventh Symphony, with Alan Gilbert Conducting.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, conductor
Pas De Deux
Teldec 94571
English Carol (arr. Mack Wilberg): I Saw Three Ships
Massed Choirs of St. Olaf College and the St. Olaf Orchestra; James Bobb, conductor
2013 St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Mn
Giacomo Puccini (arr. Howard Arman): Sogno d'oro
Munich Radio Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Howard Arman, conductor
Day of Christmas Music, Prinzregententheater, Munich, Germany
Traditional (arr. Howard Arman): Les Anges dans nos campagnes
Munich Radio Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Howard Arman, conductor
Day of Christmas Music, Prinzregententheater, Munich, Germany
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Beatrice "Bee" Newman from Kapaa, Hawaii
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7: Movement 5
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Hour 2
Camilla de Rossi: Sinfonia from "Il Sacrifizio di Abramo": Movements 1 & 4
JoAnn Falletta, lute; Bay Area Women's Philharmonic; Jo Ann Falletta, conductor
Baroquen Treasures
Newport 60102
Edvard Grieg: from Lyric Pieces
Joyce Yang, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Walter Rollins (arr. Ensemble Galilei): Frosty the Snowman
Ensemble Galilei
Imagine Christmas
Sono Luminous DSL-92216
Johnny Marks (arr. Sae Chonabayashi): Holly Jolly Christmas
Jasper String Quartet
Imagine Christmas
Sono Luminous DSL-92216
Leo Weiner: Suite for Orchestra, Op. 18 (Hungarian Folk Dances)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
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