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John Adams: Road Movies

John Adams says that final movement of "Road Movies" is for four-wheel drives only, and to leave the driving to the musicians. Join us for that musical ride on this episode of Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4 Movement 4 Allegro
Orion String Quartet
Orion String Quartet: Beethoven String Quartets
Koch 7682

Bernard Herrmann: Vertigo Suite
Houston Symphony; Fabien Gabel, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jones Hall, Houston, TX

Kevin McKee: Vuelta del Fuego
Micah Wilkinson, trumpet; Stephen Cook, trumpet; Justin Benavidez, tuba; Eric Reed, horn; John Kitzman, trombone
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX

Giuseppe Verdi: Quartet in E Minor for Strings
Orion String Quartet
Franklin College Chamber Music Series / CMSLC, Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

Hour 2

Peter Tchaikovsky: 6 Morceaux, Op. 19, TH 133 No. 4 Nocturne in C (version for cello and orchestra)
Johannes Moser, cello; L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Andrew Manze, conductor
Elgar & Tchaikovsky: Cello Works
PentaTone 5186570

John Adams: Road Movies for Violin and Piano
Chad Hoopes, violin; Gloria Chien, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton CA

Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, "Pathetique": Movement 1
Oregon Symphony; Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Oregon Symphony, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR

Rafael Bullumba Landestoy: Fantasia Dominicana Parts 1 and 2
Martin Soderberg, piano
Piano Music of Rafael Landestoy
Martin Soderberg NA

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