In 1908, Igor Stravinsky wrote a piece called Fireworks, then proudly sent a copy to his mentor, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. But the package was returned unopened, with a shocking note attached. On this weekend's Performance Today, the Oregon Symphony plays the music that was returned to it's sender: Fireworks, by Igor Stravinsky.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 89: Movement 4 Finale
Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle, conductor
Haydn Symphonies 88-92
EMI 94237
Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Lily Maisky, piano; Mischa Maisky, cello
CAMA, Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestants are Beau Smith & Sylvia Pacheco from Addleboro, MA
Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo No. 1 Op. 119
Orli Shaham, piano
Brahms Inspired
Canary 15
Joseph Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5
Takacs Quartet
Union College Concert Series, Union College Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, NY
Hour 2
Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Shadow Dances
Deutsche Grammophon 453 458-2
Gabriel Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Wu Han, piano; Chad Hoopes, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Domenico Scarlatti (arr. Frederick Hemke): Sonata No. 44
Ancia Saxophone Quartet
Rochester Chamber Music Society, Christ United Methodist Church, Rochester, MN
Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks
Oregon Symphony; Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Oregon Symphony, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
Shawn Conley: Yann's Flight
sybarite5: Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; Louis Levitt, bass
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
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