Poster Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, photographed in Helsinki in October, 2014.
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Rautavaara: Symphony No. 1

Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara was 28 years old when he wrote his Symphony No. 1. It's a fascinating piece that is simply not played often enough, and so.... On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Buffalo Philharmonic, in concert, playing the Rautavaara's Symphony No. 1

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Franz Schubert: Six Moments Musicaux, D. 780: 4. Moderato
Shai Wosner, piano
Frederic Chopin Society , Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco Overture
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Philharmonie, Luxembourg

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Eric Ebbenga from New York, NY

Franz Schubert: Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934, Op. 159
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Juho Pohjonen, piano
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

Hour 2

Ernst von Dohnanyi: Humoresques, Op. 17: Movement 2
Jeno Jando, piano
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Piano Works Vol. 2
Koch Schwann 312192

Ernst von Dohnanyi: Sextet for Piano, Strings, and Winds in C Major, Op. 37
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Stewart Rose, horn; Beth Guterman, viola; Emily Bruskin, violin; Julia Bruskin, cello; Andrea Lam, piano
Skaneateles Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY

Joaquin Turina: Ante Las lanzas, de Velazquez, from Contemplacion, Op. 99
Liza Stepanova, piano
Hugh Hodgson School of Music & UGA Performing Arts Center, Ramsey Concert Hall, University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony No. 1: Movements 2 & 3
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY

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