Is it a tree? Is it a silk cloth? Is it a whip? It's music inspired by a famous parable about perspective. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll take you to a concert in Portland, Oregon, to hear "Aspects of an Elephant" by American composer Kenji Bunch.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Gabriela Montero): Improvisation on Prelude in C from the Well-Tempred Clavier Book I, BWV 846
Gabriela Montero, piano
Bach And Beyond
EMI 64647
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Peter McGuire, violin; Michael Gast, horn; Brian Jensen, horn; Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Andy Akiho: In Exchange, for string quartet and steel pan
Friction Quartet; Andy Akiho, steel pan
Classical KING FM's Second Inversion. Rethink Classical, The Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA
Frank Bridge: Phantasy for Piano Quartet in F-sharp minor
Stephen Rose, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Astrid Schween, cello; Orion Weiss, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Hour 2
Max Bruch: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83; No. 1 in A minor: Andante
Kari Kriikku, clarinet; Martti Rousi, cello; Arto Satukangas, piano
Zemlinsky, Bruch: Clarinet Trio
Ondine 760
Aaron Jay Kernis: String Quartet No. 1 ("musica celestis"): Movement 2
Ariel String Quartet
Tippet Rise, LLC, The Olivier Music Barn, Fishtail, MT
Kenji Bunch: Aspects of an Elephant
Oregon Symphony; Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Lily Maisky, piano; Mischa Maisky, cello
CAMA, Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA
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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.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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