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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Bobby McFerrin, conductor
Paper Music
Sony 64600
Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano, Four Hands
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Hyeyeon Park, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Kristen Zoetewey from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Charles Gounod: Petite symphonie for Wind Instruments
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Hour 2
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op 3 No. 11, RV 565 Movement 3 & 4
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 & L 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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