For some people, summer begins Memorial Day weekend, or when the kids are out of school. But astronomically speaking, summer begins with the solstice, so we've selected music to inspire daydreams on this summer day filled with daylight. Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Samuel Barber, Max Richter, and more, on Thursday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15, Op. 141: I. Allegretto
Beethoven Orchestra Bonn; Roman Kofman, conductor
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphonies No. 3, etc
Dabringhaus und Grimm 937 1210
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Sonoran Storm for Viola and Orchestra
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola; Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra; Anthony Armore, conductor`
Janacek Philharmonic Recording Hall, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, Op. 35
Martin Helmchen, piano; Mark Hughes, trumpet; Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in B-flat Major for Violin, Oboe, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 548
Venice Baroque Orchestra; Andrea Marcon, conductor
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Hour 2
Zhao Jiping: Summer in the High Grassland
Silk Road Ensemble; Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon
Sony 93962
Samuel Barber: Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet, Op.31
Lorna McGhee, flute; Chengwen Lai, oboe; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Seth Krimsky, bassoon; Jeffrey Fair, horn; James Ehnes, Artistic Director
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight
Louisa Fuller, violin; Natalia Bonner, violin; John Metcalfe, viola; Philip Sheppard cello; Chris Worsey, cello
The Blue Notebooks
Deutsche Grammophon 4835014
John Taverner: Missa Western Wynde ('Western Wind' Mass): Movement 4 Agnus Dei
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, conductor
Savannah Music Festival, Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Hilary Hahn, violin; London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Elgar Violin Concerto Vaughan Willaims The Lark Ascending
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