On this episode of Performance Today, hear a composition by Valerie Coleman named "Portraits of Josephine"... inspired by the life and times of one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th Century: Josephine Baker.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major BWV 1010 Movement 1 Prelude
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Bach: Cello Suites, BWVV 1007 - 1012
PentaTone Records 518675
Richard Wagner, arr. Franz Liszt: Isolde's Liebestodt from Tristan and Isolde
Stephen Prutsman, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Valerie Coleman: Suite: Portraits of Josephine
Imani Winds
UChicago Presents, Performance Hall, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra; Rafael Payare, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Hour 2
Johannes Brahms, arr. Joseph Joachim and Bion Tsang: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (excerpts): No. 4 in B Minor For Cello and Piano
Anton Nel, piano & Bion Tsang, cello
Bion Tsang and Anton Nel Live In Concert
Artek NA
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major D.956
Axel Strauss, violin; Ara Gregorian, violin; Dimitri Murrath, viola; David Requiro, cello; Meta Weiss, cello
Manchester Music Festival, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV 1043
Hilary Hahn and Margaret Batjer, violins; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Gemma New, conductor
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Royce Hall, Westwood, CA
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet
Stephen Rose, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Phillip Ying, viola; Bion Tsang, cello
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
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