Dmitri Shostakovich hid some musical cryptograms in the 3rd movement of his Symphony No. 10, but it remained a secret until the 1990's. On Thursday's Performance Today, hear Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10 and we'll decipher his code.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor: Movement 2 Romanze
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
Schumann: The Symphonies
Philips Philips 442079
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Carter Brey, cello; New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Bob James: Quadrille
Bob James piano; Nancy Stagnitta, flute
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Johannes Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto BWV 971
Kenari Quartet: Bob Eason, Kyle Baldwin, Corey Dundee, Steven Banks, saxophones
PT Young Artist in Residence, Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Hour 2
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, K479
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
Domenico Scarlatti: 18 Sonatas
Bis 2138
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: Movements 2-4
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Chris Rogerson: Shadows Lengthen
Manhattan Chamber Players; Luke Fleming, Artistic Director
(le) poisson rouge, New York, NY
Pablo de Sarasate (arr. Nicolas Baldeyrou): Carmen Fantasy
Sang Yoon Kim, Clarinet; Vivian Fan, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
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