Poster Bridge and f-holes of a cello.
Bridge and f-holes of a cello.
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Performance Today®

Cellos unite!

On this episode of Performance Today, hear a small herd of contented cellos perform Joseph Jongen's "Two Pieces for Four Cellos," from a concert at the Grand Teton Music Festival. Plus, Bruce Adolphe has this week's piano puzzler.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Robert Schumann: Marchenerzahlungen, Op. 132 Lebhaft, sehr markiert
Jurg Dahler, viola; Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Francois Benda, clarinet
Fairy Tales Without Words
Genuin NA

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Movement 1. Allegro tristamente
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Gilles Vonsattel, piano
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Piano Puzzler w/ Bruce Adolphe: This week's contestant is Andy Zerman from New York, NY

Samuel Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 14
Susie Park, violin; Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN

Hour 2

Joseph Jongen: Danse Lente
Laurel Zucker, flute; Susan Jolles, harp
Medieval Dances for Flute and Harp
Cantilena 66034

Nikolai Medtner: Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5: Movements 3 & 4
Aleksandra Kasman, piano
Southeastern piano Festival, University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Hall, Columbia, SC

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet in F major for oboe and strings, K.370
Frisson Ensemble; Tom Gallant, conductor
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Joseph Jongen: Two Pieces for Four Cellos
David Garrett, cello; Thalia Moore, cello; Janet Steinberg, cello; Amy Leung, cello
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

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