In 1976, composer Rebecca Clarke was interviewed about a former classmate of hers, the great pianist Myra Hess. The interview revealed some surprising information: turns out, Rebecca Clarke was the big story right under everyone's nose. Rebecca Clarke's big reveal, on this edition of Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Claude Debussy, arr. Hubert Mouton: Reverie
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
Reveries/ Eije Oue and the Minnesota Orchestra
Reference 99
Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port of Call
Gateways Music Festival Orchestra; Michael Morgan, conductor
Gateways Music Festival, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY
Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro, Pastorale
Bil Jackson, clarinet; Toby Appel, viola
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 in D minor: Movement 1
Rafal Blechacz, piano; The Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
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 Chamber Players; Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone, Directors; Emlyn Ngai, Concertmaster
Tempesta di Mare, Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
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