A month after he became a U.S. citizen, composer Igor Stravinsky wrote his Symphony in Three Movements. The New York Philharmonic premiered the piece in 1946; on Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear a much more recent performance by that same ensemble.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Noch, Op. 60, No. 9 (Night)
Mischa Maisky, cello; Pavel Gililov piano
Mischa Maisky: 10 Classic Albums
Deutsche Grammophon 5831
Robert Schumann: Arabeske, Op. 18
Anna Polonsky, piano
Windham Chamber Music Festival, Windham Civic Center, Windham, NY
Carter Pann: Extension of My Eye (Le Tombeau d'Henri Cartier-Bresson)
ROCO; Alastair Willis, conductor
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX
Peter Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Strings Festival Orchestra; Andres Cardenes, conductor
Strings Music Festival, Strings Music Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
Hour 2
John Adams: Two Fanfares for Orchestra: No. 1, Tromba Lontana
San Francisco Symphony; Edo de Waart, conductor
The John Adams Earbox
Nonesuch 79453
Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Espanoles
Frank Gabriel Campos, trumpet; Pablo Cohen, guitar
Ford Hall Auditorium, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Lincoln Center, New York, NY
John Adams (trans. James Spinazzola): Lollapalooza
United States Marine Band; Major Jason K. Fettig, conductor
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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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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