Pianist Charlie Albright likes to make room for what he calls "the fun stuff." He dabbles in jazz and performs on-the-spot improvisations at most of his concerts. On Monday's Performance Today, hear Charlie Albright have some fun performing Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," from a concert with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Hildegard von Bingen: Veni creator spiritus
Anonymous 4
Hildegard Von Bingen: Origin Of Fire
Harmonia Mundi 907327
Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Alex Fortes): Columba aspexit
Aizuri Quartet
Sundin Hall, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN
Carlo Gesualdo (arr. Alex Fortes): Io parto e non pi u dissi
Aizuri Quartet
Sundin Hall, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN
Carlo Gesualdo (arr. Alex Fortes): O tenebroso giorno
Aizuri Quartet
Sundin Hall, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN
Felix Mendelssohn: Excerpts from 'Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, op. 113'
Mmbrs of Syrian National Symphony Orchestra; WDR Radio Orchestra; Wayne Marshall, conductor
Klaus von Bismarck Hall, WDR Broadcasting House, Cologne, Germany
Leos Janacek: Sinfonietta
RTE National Symphony Orchestra; Hakan Hardenberger, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Hour 2
George Gershwin (arr. Jonathan Tunick): But Not For Me
Joshua Bell, violin; London Symph Orchestra; John Wiliams, conductor
Gershwin Fantasy
SONY 60659
Anton Arensky: String Quartet No. 2, for Violin, Viola and two Cellos, Op. 35: Movements 2-3
Eunice Keem, violin; Andrew Gonzalez, viola; Nicholas Finch, cello; Mia Barcia-Colombo, cello
Lake George Music Festival, Sacred Heart Church, Lake George, NY
Simon Shaheen (arr. Jeff Scott): Dance Mediterranea
Imani Winds
UChicago Presents, Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Charlie Albright, piano; The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
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