Despite their tragic ending, Romeo and Juliet have become one of the most famous couples of all time. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll celebrate the romance and music of Valentine's Day with selections from Romeo and Juliet, by Sergei Prokofiev. Elena See guest-hosts.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 1
London Sinfonietta; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Stravinsky - The Soldier's Tale Suite, Divertimento
London/Decca 417114
Igor Stravinsky: Capriccio
Roland Pontinen, piano; RTE National Symphony Orchestra; Hakan Hardenberger, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Auguste Franchomme (arr. Caitlin Sullivan): Douze Caprices Nos. 11 & 7
Decoda Cello Quartet
String Theory at the Hunter, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Duston Suits from Loami, IL
Scott Joplin: Solace
Benjamin Loeb, piano
International Conducting Workshop and Festival, Tsarsko Selo, Sofia, Bulgaria
Black History Spotlight: Scott Joplin
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite: Romance
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Andre Previn, conductor
Previn Conducts Prokofiev
Telarc 80143
Paul Hindemith: Cupid and Psyche (Farnesina)
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Victor Yampolsky, conductor
St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX
Camille Saint-Saens: Septet in E-Flat Major for Trumpet, Strings and Piano, Op. 65
Michael Sachs, trumpet; Martin Chalifour, violin; Jun-Ching Lin, violin; Robert Vernon, viola; Mark Kosower, cello; Timothy Pitts, bass; Joanne Pearce Martin, piano
Strings Music Festival, Strings Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
Katie Barrick: Caffeine Smile
Spokane String Quartet
Spokane Chamber Music Association, Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane, WA
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Teatro Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba
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