Over the span of two centuries, the Bach family produced more than 50 musicians and composers. On this weekend's Performance Today, we have music by Bach -- but not the guy who immediately comes to mind when you hear that name. We'll travel to Denmark to hear an overture by Johann Bernhard Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach's lesser-known second cousin.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV 1005: 4. Allegro Assai
Hilary Hahn, violin
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach
Sony Classical 62793
Poul Bjerager (arr. Danish String Quartet): Easter Sunday/ Rasmus Strom: Polsk
Danish String Quartet
Wood Works
Dacapo 226081
Traditional (arr. Nikolaj Busk): Sonderho Bridal Trilogy: Part III
Danish String Quartet
Wood Works
Dacapo 226081
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Andrew Smith from El Paso, TX
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Hilary Hahn, violin; London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis, conductor
Elgar: Violin Concerto
Deutsche Grammophon 3026
Hour 2
Joseph Haydn: Quartet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 20: 4. Presto
Mendelssohn String Quartet
MPR 203
Pierre Attaingnant: Six Dances
VIDA Guitar Quartet: Chris Stell, Mark Eden, Amanda Cook, Mark Ashford, guitars
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
Johann Bernhard Bach: Overture in G minor, for violin, strings and basso continuo
Fredrik From, violin; Concerto Copenhagen; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor
Garrison Church, Copenhagen, Denmark
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 95 in c minor, Hob.I:95
New York Philharmonic; Xian Zhang, conductor
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
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