Can a European orchestra get its groove on? Leonard Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story can sometimes pose a difficult challenge to ensembles not used to the Latin rhythms of his song "Mambo," or the swing rhythms of "Cool." But the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra does a pretty darn good job. Today we'll hear them capture the grit, swing and groove of the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story on Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Erik Satie (transc. Toru Takemitsu): Son of the Stars (Le Fils des Etoiles)
Patrick Gallois, flute; Fabrice Pierre, harp
George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
Daniel Hope, violin; Sebastian Knauer, piano
Savannah Music Festival; Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, Georgia
Jean Marie LeClair: Sonata No. 6 for two violins
Caterina Lichtenberg, mandolin; Mike Marshall, mandolin
Savannah Music Festival; Charles H. Morris Center, Savannah, Georgia
Johannes Brahms: Trio in a minor, Op. 114
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson,
Toru Takemitsu: Face of Another: Waltz, from Three Film Scores
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Paul Goodwin, conductor
Saint Paul's United Church of Christ, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 6
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Paul Goodwin, conductor
Saint Paul's United Church of Christ, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Hour 2
Leonard Bernstein: Fancy Free; Three Dance Variations
Nashville Symphony; Andrew Morgrelia, conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in g minor for Violin and Harp,
Lara St. John, violin; Marie-Pierre Langalmet, harp
Lyon & Healy Hall, Chicago, Illinois
Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid
Lara St. John, violin; Marie-Pierre Langalmet, harp
Lyon & Healy Hall, Chicago, Illinois
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra; Wayne Marshall, conductor
Philharmonie, Luxembourg
Ballake Sissoko: Chamber Music
Ballake Sissoko, kora; Vincent Segal, cello
Savannah Music Festival; Lucas Theater for the Arts, Savannah, Georgia
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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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