In 1932, George Gershwin enjoyed a vacation in Havana, Cuba. He came home with a set of bongos, a set of maracas, and inspiration for a new composition. On this episode of Performance Today we'll hear Gershwin's Cuban Overture, his souvenir from two weeks in Cuba.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Maurice Ravel: Oiseaux tristes ("Sad birds")
Marius Van Paassen, piano
The animal in the 20th century piano music
Attacca Babel 8950
George Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 (encore)
Stephen Hough, piano
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Maurice Ravel: Ma mere L Oye Mother Goose Suite - ballet version
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Interlochen Presents, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, MI
Hour 2
Erich Korngold: Caprice fantastique (Wichtelmannchen)
Sonja van Beek, violin; Andreas Frolich, piano
Korngold; Complete Works for Violin and Piano
CPO 999709-2
Augustin Barrios: Un sueno en la floresta
Berta Rojas, guitar
92nd Street Y, Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York, NY
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Camille Saint-Saens: Caprice On Danish and Russian Airs, Op. 79
Elizabeth Mann, flute; Jonathan Fischer, oboe; Daniel Gilbert, clarinet; William Wolfram, piano
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
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