In 1874, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov traveled to the northern coast of the Black Sea. The trip left a lasting impression on the composer; he was intoxicated by the Arabic and Turkish music he heard on the streets and in coffee houses. Hear these exotic impressions in a Buffalo Philharmonic performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade on this episode of Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Erich Korngold: Suite for Piano Left Hand, Two Violins, and Cello, Op. 23: Movement 4
Wu Qian, piano; Sean Lee violin; Danbi Um, violin; Mihai Marica, cello
CMSLC and University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Marek Janowski, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Stacy Fahrion from Denver, CO.
Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lie cher, op 42
Kyoko Takezawa, violin; Wu Qian, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Hour 2
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'or: Hymn to the SunHymn to the Sun
Nina Kotova, cello; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor
Nina Kotova
Philips 462612
Camille Saint-Saens: Caprice On Danish and Russian Airs, Op. 79
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Jonathan Fischer, oboe; Daniel Gilbert, clarinet; William Wolfram, piano
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Cornelia Sommer): West Side Story Selections for Bassoon Quartet
Andrew Brady, Laura Najarian, Anthony Georgeson, Juan de Gomar, bassoons
Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Symphony Hall , Atlanta, GA
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: Movements 3 & 4
Dennis Kim, violin; The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
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