Imagine standing at the edge of a frozen lake in Alaska. The air is so cold it's painful to breathe, but at the same time, you see vast forests and a majestic mountain glowing in the sunrise. Music inspired by the the awesome landscape of Denali, on this episode of Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major Movement 4 Vif et agiteVif et agite
Ebene String Quartet
Debussy, Faure, Ravel - String Quartets Music
Virgin 519045
Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso for two marimbas
Joe Petrasek & Michael Stubbart, marimbas
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
Ulysses S. Kay: Suite from The Quiet One
Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra; Kevin Scott, conductor
Kay: Works for Chamber Orchestra
Albany Records NA
John Mackey: The Frozen Cathedral
United States Marine Band; Maj. Michelle A. Rakers, conductor
United States Marine Band, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, VA
Hour 2
Jean Francaix: Quintette; II. Presto-Trio
Imani Winds
Umoja
Imani 6227
Ludwig van Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat for Two Violins, Viola and Cello, Op. 133
Kyu-Young Kim, violin; Ruggero Allifranchini, violin; Hyobi Sim, viola; Julie Albers, cello
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major: Movement 1
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Wayne Shorter: Terra Incognita
Imani Winds
UChicago Presents, Performance Hall at the Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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