In 1899, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius began work on a tone poem that has become Finland's unofficial second national anthem. On today's edition of Performance Today, we'll hear Osmo Vanska conduct the Minnesota Orchestra in a live performance of Finlandia, by Jean Sibelius.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Claude Debussy (arr. Hubert Mouton): Reverie
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
Reveries/ Eije Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra
Reference 99
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Albert Roussel: Serenade, Op. 30
Alice K. Dade, flute; Meredith Clark, harp; Scott Yoo, violin; Jessica Chang, viola; Jonah Kim, cello
Festival Mozaic, Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Bass Hall, Fort Worth, TX
Hour 2
Gabriel Faure: Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13: Movement 4 Allegro quasi presto
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
Paris La Belle Epoque - Faure, Massenet, Etc / Ma, Stott
Sony 87287
Leos Janacek: Jealousy
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Sondergard, conductor
Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
Peter Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35: Movement 1 Allegro moderato
Janine Jansen, violin; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Sondergard, conductor
Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
Timo Andres: Trade Winds
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble; Donald Crockett, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Gabriel Faure: Impromptu
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
The Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL
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