For 20 years, Thierry Escaich has been a church organist in Paris. Part of his work is to play hymns and chorales and then improvise on those themes. On the next Performance Today, we'll hear Escaich's 21st Century twist on the old Lutheran tune, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. The piece is called 'Psalmos' by Tierry Escaich and performed by the Cincinnati Symphony.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Thomas Dorsey: Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Mahalia Jackson, vocal; Mildred Falls, piano; Ralph Jones, organ
The Fall-Jones Ensemble w/Mahalia Jackson
Columbia Records 889
George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Leos Janacek: Pohadka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano
Keith Robinson, cello; Hyeyeon Park, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Faustin Jean Jean: Quartet for saxophones
Equus Saxophone Quartet: Soren Hamm, soprano sax; Matt Birmingham, alto sax; David Hoogkamer, tenor sax; David Decker, baritone sax
Classical KING FM 98.1, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
Hour 2
Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne "Parting"
Alexei Lubimov, piano
Der Bote - Elegies for Piano
ECM 1771
Thierry Escaich: Psalmos, Concerto for Orchestra
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Springer Auditorium, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
Maurice Ravel: Introduction et allegro, for Flute, Clarinet, String Quartet, and Harp
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Elizabeth Hainen, harp; Danbi Um, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Mihai Marica, cello
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Mikhail Glinka (arr. Mily Balakirev): The Lark
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
The Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL
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