Composer Julia Perry suffered a stroke in 1971 which left her right side paralyzed. Being right-handed, she lost her ability to write... until she taught herself to write with her left hand. On this episode of Performance Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Julia Perry.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in F Major Movement 4 Allegro
Alban Gerhardt, cello; Markus Groh, piano
Les Nouveaux Interpretes - Brahms: Sonatas Music
Harmonia Music 911641
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 1
Julian Bliss, clarinet; Bradley Moore, piano
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson, SC
Benjamin Britten: Holiday Diary, Op. 5 for solo piano
Dejan Lazic, piano
The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
Justin Holland: Carnival of Venice: Fantasie
Douglas Back, guitar
American Pioneers of the Classic Guitar
Mento Music Press NA
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to Der Schauspieldirektor
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
Mozart Overtures
Virgin 63284
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in G Major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 313
Mimi Stillman, flute; Chamber Orchestra First Editions; James Freeman, conductor
Chamber Orchestra First Editions, Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Bragato/Sybarite5): Milonga del Angel
Sybarite5
Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud at Atonement Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, MN
Julia Perry: Short Piece for Orchestra
Imperial Philharmonic of Tokyo; William Strickland, conductor
Music of Talma, Fine, Perry, Daniels & Howe
NWCRI NA
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