In pop music, it's Beyonce and Jay-Z. Here in the classical world, the big power couple is Wu Han and David Finckel. They're musical visionaries, mentors, and chamber musicians with incredible chemistry. On today's episode, they'll play a piece that Bruce Adolphe wrote for them, simply titled "Couple."
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ottorino Respighi: Brazilian Impressions: III. Song and Dance
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions, Roman Festivals
Telarc 80356
Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 21 (select mvts 3-5)
Guy Braunstein, violin; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Colleen Stadnick from Katy, TX
Carlos Guastavino: Sonata No. 3
Marcin Dylla, guitar
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Hour 2
Ludovico Einaudi: Passaggio
Daniel Hope, violin; Jacques Ammon, piano
Spheres
DG 17999
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Strings in F Major, K. 138
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope, violin & Music Director
Savannah Music Festival, Yamacraw Center for the Performing Arts, Savannah, GA
Bruce Adolphe: Couple
David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo, Atherton, CA
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 8
JACK Quartet
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
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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.
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