On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear music designed to intimidate us. Our current Young Artist in Residence, Jenny Chen, joins Fred in the studio with scary music by Franz Liszt.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Fritz Kreisler: Le tambourin chinois
Ray Chen, violin; French National Orchestra; Daniele Gatti, conductor
Champ de Mars, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Yannick Paget: Tears of Sakura
Simon Bernardini, violin; Osaka Kyoiku University Orchestra; Yannick Paget, conductor
Osaka Kyoiku University, Osaka, Japan
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 in A major, Opus 90, "Italian"
Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
Hour 2
Jean Sibelius: The Bard
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Franz Liszt: Etude No. 5 in B-flat "Feux follets"
Jenny Chen, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Claude Debussy: Prelude Book II No. 12 Feux d'artifice
Jenny Chen, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Frederic Chopin: Tarantella in A-flat major, Op. 43
Jenny Chen, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Maurice Durufle: Prelude, Recitative and Variations, Op.3
Susan Rotholz, flute; Toby Appel, viola; John Novacek, piano
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
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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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