In the 1930s, Samuel Barber's career as a composer was blossoming, and he had mixed feelings about it. All of that attention can be exhilarating AND nerve-racking. On this episode of Performance Today, hear music by a young man on the rise, the Symphony No. 1 by Samuel Barber.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade for Winds in C minor K. 388 Movement 3
Allan Vogel, oboe; Kimaree Gilad, oboe; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Carey Bell, clarinet; Dennis Godburn, bassoon
Vol. 4: Mozart and Winds
Music@Menlo 20064
William Bolcom: Three Rags for String Quartet
The Harlem String Quartet
Phoenix Chamber Music Society, Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter": Movements 2-4
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Elodie Jolette: Aie confiance
Elodie Jolette, piano
L'ame au piano
Elodie Jolette
Hour 2
Bedrich Smetana: Memories of Bohemia in the form of a Polka
Peter Schmalfuss, piano
Bedrich Smetana - Works for Piano
Thorofon 2005
Samuel Barber: Symphony No. 1
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Bedrich Smetana: From My Homeland
Gil Morgenstern, violin; Benjamin Hochman, piano
An Appalachian Summer Festival, Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, Boone, NC
Andrea Falconieri: Canzone con il basso continuo
Tempesta di Mare; Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone, Directors; Emlyn Ngai, Concertmaster
Tempesta di Mare Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
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