Poster Composer Carl Maria von Weber
Composer Carl Maria von Weber
Painting by Caroline Bardua, via wikimedia commons
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A kick in the pants

Carl Maria von Weber wrote an entire movement of his Clarinet Quintet in ONE day...but then his creativity dried up. It took von Weber four years to finish the rest of it. Find out what finally gave him the kick in the pants to finish, on this episode of Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Philip Glass (Trans. by Paul Barnes): Orphee Suite for Piano: IV. Orphee and the Princess
Paul Barnes, piano
The Music of Philip Glass transcribed and performed by Paul Barnes
Orange Mountain 8

Bongani Ndodana-Breen (Arr. Bongani Ndodana-Breen): Harmonia Ubuntu
Goitsemang Lehobye, soprano; Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Regina Mundi Roman Catholic Church, Soweto, South Africa

Carl Maria von Weber: Quintet in B-flat major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 34
Tommaso Lonquich, clarinet
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

Philip Glass: Etude No. 2
Simone Dinnerstein, piano
Live broadcast from VPR's Studio One, Vermont Public Radio, Colchester, VT

Hour 2

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major: Movement 4 Vif et agite
Ebene String Quartet
Maurice Ravel
Virgin 519045

Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano, Four Hands
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Hyeyeon Park, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA

Pamela Stein Lynde: From the Mountain
Alexandra Porter, soprano & tonechime; Meghan Curry, soprano & tonechime; Kayleigh Butcher, mezzo soprano & tonechime; Pamela Stein Lynde, gong
Contemporary Undercurrent of Song Project and Stone Mason Projects, Maken Studios, Philadelphia, PA

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe: Movement 3 Part 3
Cincinnati May Festival Chorus & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Juanjo Mena, conductor
Cincinnati May Festival, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH

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