Every day during Black History Month, we'll highlight an African American composer or musician. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear about composer Florence Price, and a story about how a treasure trove of her work was rediscovered.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 43 in A-flat Major, HOB XVI/43: Movement 3 Presto
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol 1
Hyperion 67554
Isaac Albeniz (arr. Enrique Fernando Arbos): Navarra
RTE National Symphony Orchestra; Duncan Ward, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G major , Hob. I:94, 'Surprise'
Michael Brown, piano; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Erin Keefe & Danbi Um, violins; Richard O'Neill, viola; Mihai Marica, cello
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Black History Spotlight: Florence Price
Florence Price: Negro Folk Songs in Counterpoint
Robert Simonds and Kimberly Tichenor, violins; Meghan Casper, viola; Allison Braid Olsen, cello
String Quartet from the Louisville Orchestra, 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville, Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY
Hour 2
Johannes Brahms: Two Intermezzos, Op. 118, Nos. 1 & 4
Lang Lang, piano
Haydn, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Tchaikovsky
Telarc 80524
Peter Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Jesters, from 'The Snow Maiden, Op. 12'
Baltic Sea Youth Orchestra; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Lang Lang, piano; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnatii Symphony Orchestra, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
Radiohead (arr. Sybarite5): Weird Fishes
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
Radiohead (arr. Sybarite5): No Surprises
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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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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