A few years ago, composer Osvaldo Golijov was in Israel and witnessed the effects of a wave of violence. A few weeks later, he found himself viewing images of our blue planet at a planetarium show in New York City. On Thursday's Performance Today, hear music inspired by contrasting perspectives: Tenebrae, by Osvaldo Golijov.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Trio in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky": Movement 6 Lento maestoso
Weilerstein Trio: Donald Weilerstein, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Vivian Hornik-Weilerstein, piano
Dvorak Trios
Koch 7657
Antonin Dvorak: Selected Slavonic Dances for Piano, Four Hands: Op. 46 Nos. 1-2 & Op. 72 Nos. 1-2
Wu Han, piano; Michael Brown, piano
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
Arvo Part: Fratres
Vijay Gupta, violin; Strings Festival Orchestra; John Macfarlane, conductor
Strings Music Festival, Strings Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor; St. Lawrence String Quartet
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Hour 2
Jean Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Oslo Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, conductor
Sibelius: Symphony in D No. 2; Valse Triste; Swan of Tuonela; Andante festivo
EMI 54804
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060
James Austin Smith, oboe; Livia Sohn, violin; Geoff Nuttall and Owen Dalby, violins; Meena Bhasin, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello
Spoleto Festival USA, The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Asako Hirabayashi: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Kathryn Greenbank, oboe; Charles Ullery, bassoon; Asako Hirabayashi, piano
Bauman Fine Arts Series, Parkway United Church of Christ, Minneapolis, MN
Jean Sibelius: En Saga
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanksa, conductor
Regina Mundi Roman Catholic Church, Soweto, South Africa
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