Not many pieces can match the romantic drama and sheer virtuosity of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. On Thursday's Performance Today, hear a thrilling concert performance by pianist Joyce Yang and the Nashville Symphony.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
: Flute Sonata in A Major BWV 1032 Movement 1 Vivace
Marina Piccinini, flute; Brasil Guitar Duo
Bach: Flute Sonatas
Avie 2196
Antonin Dvorak
: Quartet in F Major, Op 96 "American"
Jasper String Quartet
Honest Brook Music Festival, WSKG Public Media, Honest Brook Music Festival, Delhi, NY
Astor Piazzolla
: Zita from Suite Troileana
Brasil Guitar Duo
Americas Society, Americas Society, New York, NY
Peter Tchaikovsky
: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op 23: Movements 2 & 3
Joyce Yang, piano; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Nashville Symphony, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
Hour 2
Erwin Schulhoff
: Alla Tango Milonga
Mira Wang, Colin Jacobsen, violins; Nicholas Cords, viola; Jan Vogler, cello
Tango!
Sony 32803
Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
: Trio Sonata No.4 in C minor
Sonnambula; Elizabeth Weinfield, Artistic Director
Baruch Performing Arts Center - Engelman Recital Hall, New York, NY
Maurice Ravel
: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor
Musikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland
Erwin Schulhoff
: Sonata for alto saxophone & piano "Hot Sonata"
Sean Meyers, alto saxophone; Teodora Adzharova, piano
Summer Chamber Music in Roland Park, Roland Park Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD
