Violin and harp is a fairly rare combination. Not many composers have written for it, and not many musicians bother to play those few pieces. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Kristin Lee and Bridget Kibbey give a beautiful performance one of these rare pieces - Camille Saint-Saens' Fantaisie for Violin and Harp.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms: Seven Fantasies, Op. 116: 1. Capriccio in D minor; 7. Capriccio in D minor
Richard Goode, piano
Richard Goode Plays Brahms
Nonesuch 79154
Camille Saint-Saens: Fantaisie in A Major for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Kristin Lee, violin; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Music@Menlo
Igor Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss, Movements 1-4
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, Conductor
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Tan Dun (arr. Bas Apswoude): 8 Memories in Water Colour: 5. Ancient Burial; 8. Sun Rain
Amstel Saxophone Quartet
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Hour 2
Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109
Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
Works for Cello and Piano
EMI 73498
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau, Op. 39, No. 6, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Valentina Lisitsa: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Decca B0017091-02
Richard Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
Vienna Philharmonic; Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Goldener Saal des Wiener Musikvereins, Vienna, Austria
New Year's Concert 2013
Sony 88765440712
Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Sooyun Kim, flute; Alessio Bax, harpsichord; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Laurence Lesser, cello
Music@Menlo, The Center for the Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Felix Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words: G minor, Op. 19 No. 6, Venetian Boat Song; A minor, Op. 85 No. 2; C Major, Op. 67 No. 4, Spinning Song
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Music@Menlo, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, CA
Antonin Dvorak: Romance in f minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11
Michael Ludwig, violin; Virginia Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, VA
Michael Ludwig: Live in Concert
HRC 008
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