Thierry Escaich has been a church organist in Paris for more than 20 years. He plays hymns and chorales, and then improvises on those themes. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear Escaich's 21st Century twist on the old Lutheran tune, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. The piece is called 'Psalmos' by Thierry Escaich and is performed by the Cincinnati Symphony.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet in B-flat Major: Movement 2 Andante scherzando
Ian Swensen, violin; Jorja Fleezanis, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Geraldine Walther, viola; David Finckel, cello
Music@Menlo Live
Music@Menlo 20052
Carlo Farina: Capriccio Stravagante
Soovin Kim, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang & Pierre Lapointe, violas; Brook Speltz, cello; Scott Pingel, bass; Gilbert Kalish, harpsichord
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Duncan Holmes from Fredricksburg, TX
Felix Mendelssohn: Fair Melusina Overture, Op. 32
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Hour 2
Giovanni Gabrieli (arr. Eric Robertson): Sonata pian e forte
Canadian Brass
Echo: Glory of Gabrieli
ODR 7380
Franz Liszt: Rhapsodie espagnole
Jenny Chen, piano
Performance Today Young Artist in Residence, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Enrique Crespo: Vals Peruano
Canadian Brass
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Thierry Escaich: Psalmos, Concerto for Orchestra
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Springer Auditorium, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
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