Around the world, November 11th is Remembrance Day or Armistice Day, and here in the U.S., we celebrate it as Veterans Day. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll honor those who've served our country in uniform.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Erich Korngold & Philip Sousa: Kings Row & Semper Fidelis March
National Philharmonia & US Marine Band
National Philharmonia and United States Marine Band
BMG -RG & Altissimo 7890-2 and 5558
Leonard Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On The Town
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (originally misidentified as Nanette von Schaden!): Piano Concerto in B, K. 238
Christine Schornsheim, fortepiano; L'Orfeo Barockorchester; Michi Gaigg, conductor
2008 Live recording, Private recording
David Conte (arr. Ryan Nowlin): A Copland Portrait
United States Marine Band; Col. Jason K. Fettig, conductor
United States Marine Band, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, VA
Morton Gould (arr. Philip J. Lang): American Salute
United States Marine Band; Col. Michael J. Colburn, conductor
United States Marine Band, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA
Hour 2
Hector Berlioz: Rakoczy March, from The Damnation of Faust
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Bernstein Favorite Marches
Sony 46709
Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48 (excerpts)
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; Myra Huang, piano
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 2
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Richard Galliano: Tango pour Claude
Russian Renaissance
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
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