In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach submitted six concertos as a job application. His application was ignored... but, those concertos are now immortal. Bach and the story of his Brandenburg Concertos on Thursday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor, BWV 1043: Movement 3 Allegro
Pekka Kuusisto, Jaakko Kuusisto, violins; Tapiola Sinfonietta; Tero Latvala, concertmaster
J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos
Ondine 980
Alexandre Tansman: Septet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Viola, & Cello
Ransom Wilson, flute; Nicholas Stovall, oboe; Jonathan Gunn, clarinet; Kristin Wolfe Jensen, bassoon; Ray Riccomini, trumpet; Susan Dubois, viola; Stephen Balderston, cello
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
John Corigliano: Red Violin Caprices for Violin
Bella Hristova, violin
UGA Performing Arts Center & CMS of Lincoln Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Peter McGuire, violin; Michael Gast, horn; Brian Jensen, horn; Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Hour 2
Claude Debussy: Clair de lune
Renaud Capucon, violin; Jerome Ducros, piano
Capriccio Violin Pieces
Virgin 74807
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No 1 in E-flat major
Artosphere Festival Orchestra; Corrado Rovaris, conductor
Walton Arts Center, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor: Movements 1 & 2
Eunice Keem, violin; Holly Mulcahy, violin; Philippe Chao, viola; Thalia Moore, cello
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G minor
JooYon Chung, flute; Linnea Rowley, oboe; Rosario Galante, clarinet; Randy Fultz, bassoon; Connor Monday, horn
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
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