In 1957, the Library of Congress commissioned Francis Poulenc to write a work of music. On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear proof that our tax dollars can be used for something beautiful, something that can last forever: the Sonata for Flute and Piano by Francis Poulenc.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 9 in B Major, Op. 72
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
Weekend Classics - Hungarian Dances, Slavonic Dances
London/Decca 417696
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute & Piano, FP 164
Sooyun Kim, flute; Pei-Shan Lee, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Anne Nelson from Portland, Maine
Antonin Dvorak: String Sextet in A major, Op. 48 - Movements 2-4
Accordo
The Schubert Club, Christ Church Lutheran, Minneapolis, MN
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Preludes Op. 28, No. 13 in F-sharp Major & No. 21 in B Major
Martha Argerich, piano
Music of the Night
Deutsche Grammophon 457992
Erno Dohnanyi: Serenade in C major, Op. 10
Angela Fuller Heyde, violin; Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola; Igor Gefter, cello
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Fritz Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin, waltz
Sarah Nemtanu, violin; Martha Argerich, piano
Auditorium, Maison de la Radio, Paris, France
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, K. 141
Martha Argerich, piano
Auditorium, Maison de la Radio, Paris, France
Arthur Honegger: Concerto da camera, H. 196
Julia Gallego, flute; Viola Wilmsen, horn; Camereta Bern; Antje Weithaas, music director
Paul Klee Centre, Bern, Switzerland
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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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