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Performance Today
Performance Today®

Sound art in the city

Times Square in New York City is one of the busiest noisiest places in the world. But from underneath the city's cacophony, there's a peaceful, ethereal sound and it's always there. We'll discover sound art in the Big Apple, plus hear highlights from recent concerts, on this edition of Performance Today.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82 Movement 2 Allegretto
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Alexander Gavrylyuk: Live in Recital
VAI 1256

Cecile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 107
Mimi Stillman, flute; Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle; Lorenzo Muti, conductor
Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Carolina Theater, Durham, NC

Frederic Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Gustav Holst: The Planets: Movements 1-4
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY

Hour 2

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op 3 No. 11, RV 565 Movement 3 and 4 Largo e spiccato and Allegro
Daniel Hope, violin; Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Daniel Hope plays Vivaldi
DG 4777463

Michael Kurth: Sonata for English Horn and Piano
Emily Brebach, English horn; Tim Whitehead, piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra-Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in B flat Major, RV 548
James Austin Smith, oboe; Owen Dalby, violin; G Nuttall & Livia Sohn, violins; M Bhasin, viola; J Roman, cello; D Balliett, double bass; P Muzijevic, harpsichord
Chamber Music Series at Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

George Gershwin: Second Rhapsody
Jeffrey Siegel, piano; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
The Complete Gershwin
Vox 5007

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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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