Fred Child hosts Performance Today from New York City, the global capital of classical music. These days he's listening carefully to the soundscape of the city itself to better understand the place he calls home. We explore New York Out Loud on this episode of Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Claude Debussy: Images pour Orchestre - Le Matin d'un jour de fete
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Debussy: Images; Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune; La Mer
Sony 62599
Katherine Hoover: My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free from Dances and Variations
Christina Smith, Flute; Elisabeth Remy Johnson, Harp
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
Camille Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Ray Chen, Violin; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Elim Chan, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Antonin Dvorak: Quartet in F Major, Op 96 "American"
Jasper String Quartet
Honest Brook Music Festival, WSKG Public Media, Honest Brook Music Festival, Delhi, NY
Hour 2
Joseph Haydn: Concerto in D Major for Cello and Orchestra Movement 3 Allegro
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; English Chamber Orchestra; Jose Luis Garcia, conductor
NPR Milestones of the Millenium
Sony 61700
Alexander Borodin: Overture to Prince Igor
Houston Symphony; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
Stude Hall at Rice University, Houston, TX
Astor Piazzolla: La Muerte del Angel
Russian Renaissance
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Joseph Haydn: Quartet No. 67 in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2
Jupiter String Quartet
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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