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The Handel and Haydn Society

The Handel and Haydn Society was founded in Boston in 1815; they'll celebrate their 200th birthday this coming spring. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll start the party just a bit early with a performance of Haydn's Symphony No. 82.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Continuo in c minor, BWV 1060: 1. Allegro
Hilary Hahn, violin; Allan Vogel, oboe; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Hilary Hahn, Bach Concertos
DG 986

Yefim Rosenfeld (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov): My Happiness
The Astor Quartet: Gidon Kremer, violin; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon; Vadim Sakharov, piano; Alois Posch, double bass
Live at CBC's Glenn Gould Studio
Nonesuch 531411

Juan Carlos Cobian: Los Mareados
Gidon Kremer, violin; Per Arne Glorvigen, bandoneon; Vadim Sakharov, piano; Alois Posch, double bass; Astor Quartet
Astor Quartet: Live at the CBC's Glenn Gould Studio
Nonesuch 531411

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Shawn H. from Round Rock, TX

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Keyboard Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, K. 238
Jeffrey Kahane, piano; New York Philharmonic; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY

Kenneth Frazelle: Fiddler's Galaxy
Joseph Swensen, violin; Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN

Hour 2

Franz Joseph Haydn (arr. Paul Galbraith): Sonata in A major, Hob XVI:47: 1. Moderato
Paul Galbraith, 8-string guitar
Delos 3239

Carolyn Surrick: Winter's Falling Light
Ensemble Galilei
Surrounded By Angels
Sono Luminus 92173

Traditional: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Ensemble Galilei
Surrounded By Angels
Sono Luminus 92173

Anders Norudde: Konvulsionslaten
Ensemble Galilei
Surrounded By Angels
Sono Luminus 92173

Sue Richards: The Celt
Ensemble Galilei
Surrounded By Angels
Sono Luminus 92173

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 82 in C major Hob.I/82
Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra; Harry Christophers, conductor
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA

Vince Guaraldi (arr. Brandon Ridenour): Skating
Canadian Brass
Christmas Time Is Here
Steinway & Sons 30027

Vince Guaraldi (arr. Brandon Ridenour): Christmas Time Is Here
Canadian Brass
Christmas Time Is Here
Steinway & Sons 30027

Chris Coletti: Bach's Bells
Canadian Brass
Christmas Time Is Here
Steinway & Sons 30027

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