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Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka

Petrushka is a character who goes back hundreds of years... an aggressive court jester who is most happy when he's hurting someone. On this weekend's Performance Today, hear the Houston Symphony perform Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka, a fun and scary puppet show where we don't really know who's pulling the strings.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Shadow Dances
Deutsche Grammophon 453 458-2

Claude Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor
Alban Gerhardt, cello; Steven Osborne, piano
Pau Casals Auditorium, El Vendrell (Tarragona), Spain

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Rainer K. in Madison, AL

Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka: Tableaus 3 & 4
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX

Hour 2

Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109
Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
Works for Cello and Piano
EMI 73498

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: Movement 1
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Pacifica Quartet: Simin Ganatra, violin; Austin Hartman, violin; Guy Ben-Ziony, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello
Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets
Cedille Records 172

Felix Mendelssohn: Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream
Oregon Symphony; Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Oregon Symphony, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR

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

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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.

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