Can you imagine your birthday being declared a national holiday? On December 8th, 1915, the day that composer Jean Sibelius turned 50, the citizens of Finland took the day off. There was good reason to celebrate! On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear conductor JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic present Sibelius's Symphony No. 5.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Stephen Paulus: To Be Certain of the Dawn: Veil of Tears
Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
PAULUS, S.: Three Places of Enlightenment / Veil of Tears / Grand Concerto
Naxos 559740
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Preludes, Op. 32/12 - Op. 23/4 - Op. 3/2
Joyce Yang, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Ruperto Chapi y Lorente (arr. Lorenzo Palomo): La Revoltosa, Preludio
The Romeros
University of Georgia, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Celedonio Romero: Suite Andaluza, Fantasia Cubana
Celino Romero
University of Georgia, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Kip Winger: Conversations with Nijinsky
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Laura Turner Hall Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
Hour 2
Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11 III. Alla marci: Moderato
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
Sibelius Symphony No. 3 - Finlandia - Valse Triste
Sony 61963
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Max Bruch: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano Op 83: Movements 2-3
Jon Manasse, clarinet; Jon Nakamatsu, piano; Cynthia Phelps, viola
Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL
Roy Orbison (arr. Stephen Prutsman): Crying
A R Costanzo, countertenor, TH O'Connor, T Palmer, G Nuttall, O Dalby, L Sohn, B Beilman, L Robertson, D Philips, C Costanza, Joshua Roman, A Manzo
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
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