After composer Ethel Smythe toured the coast of England, she became fascinated by the history of "wrecking," where villagers on the coast would lure ships onto the rocks and plunder the wrecked vessels. On this episode of Performance Today, hear Ethel Smythe's overture from The Wreckers, performed by ROCO at a recent concert in Houston, Texas.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Robert Schumann (arr. Eric Ruske): Fantasiestucke, Op. 73 Rasch und mit Feuer
Eric Ruske, horn; Pedja Muzijevic, piano
The Classic Horn: World Premiere Transcriptions
Albany 615
Ethel Smyth (arr. Mark Buller): Overture to The Wreckers
ROCO; Brett Mitchell, conductor
ROCO, St. John the Divine Church, Houston, TX
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major Op. 119
Viktor Uzur, cello; Guigla Katsarava, piano
Allred Theater, Weber State University, Ogden, UT
Antonio Vivaldi: Non ti lusinghi la crudel tade from Tito Manlio, RV 738
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor; James Austin Smith, oboe; Christopher Costanza, cello; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord
The Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fugue in C minor for two pianos K.426
Andras Schiff, Peter Serkin, pianos
Andras Schiff - Peter Serkin: Music for Two Pianos
ECM 1676
Yannis Constantinidis: Dodecanesian Suites
Simos Papanas, violin; Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano
Savannah Music Festival, Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA
Adam Schoenberg: Finding Rothko
United States Marine Chamber Orchestra; Col. Jason K. Fettig, conductor
United States Marine Band, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, VA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K 540
Peter Serkin, piano
CAMA, Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA
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