Serge Koussevitzky was famous as a 20th century conductor, but he was also a composer... and a virtuoso on the double bass. On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear Koussevitzky's double bass Concerto, with Robin Kesselman on double bass, in concert with the Houston Symphony.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Richard Strauss: Couperin Dance Suite: Movements 1 & 8
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite / Couperin: Dance Suite
ASV 809
Serge Koussevitzky: Concerto for Double Bass in F-sharp minor, Op. 3
Robin Kesselman, double bass; Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Matthew Johnson of Chattanooga, TN
Richard Strauss: Sextet for Strings, from 'Capriccio', Op. 85
Ani Kavafian, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Matthew Lipman, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello; David Finckel, cello
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center & University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119: 2. Moderato
Truls Mork, cello; Lars Vogt, piano
Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Prokofiev
Virgin 45274
Federico Moreno Torroba: Suite castellana for Guitar
Pepe Romero, guitar
92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York City, NY
Christopher Rogerson: River Songs
Esther Park, piano; Moni Simeonov, violin; Chang Pan, cello
Lake George Music Festival, Zankel Hall, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"
IRIS Orchestra; Michael Stern, conductor
IRIS Orchestra, Germantown Performing Arts Center, Germantown, TN
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