The opening of Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra" is incredibly memorable. You can sing along with every bit of it: the trumpet, the timpani, the big dramatic chords. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear the entirety of Strauss' most spine-chilling composition.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jeremy Cohen: Tanguori
Quartet San Francisco: Jeremy Cohen, violin; Kayo Miki, violin; Emily Onderdonk, viola; Joel Cohen, cello
Violin Jazz 105
Gioacchino Rossini: Overture to L'italiana in Algeri
Lake George Music Festival Symphony Orchestra; Roger Kalia, conductor
Lake George High School, Queensbury, NY
Hans Bruderl (arr. Louis Trepanier): Octopus
Canadian Guitar Quartet
Round Top International Guitar Festival, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Patrick Roux: Concerto Tradicionuevo: 1. Cafe Gardel
Canadian Guitar Quartet
Round Top International Guitar Festival, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Andre Mathieu: Ballet Scenes: Movements 3, 4
Tucson Symphony Orchestra; George Hanson, conductor
Tucson Music Hall, Convention Center Hall, Tucson, AZ
Hour 2
Orlando di Lasso: Omnia tempus habent
The King's Singers
To All Things a Season: Chansons, Madrigals, and Lieder by Lassus
EMI 49158
Franz Liszt: Etudes d'execution transcendante: Feux follets
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
92nd Street Y, Theresa L. Kaufmann Hall, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
Traditional (arr. Bob Chilcott): She's Like the Swallow
The King's Singers
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Love the music?
Show your support by making a gift to YourClassical.
Each day, we’re here for you with thoughtful streams that set the tone for your day – not to mention the stories and programs that inspire you to new discovery and help you explore the music you love.
YourClassical is available for free, because we are listener-supported public media. Take a moment to make your gift today.
Your Donation
About Performance Today®
To find a station near you on our Stations Listings page, click here.
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.
How do I leave a comment?
Send us a comment here.
