Jens Kruger's composition, Lucid Dreamer, was inspired by the idea of not just of controlling dreams while you're in them, but of living all of life as a lucid dream. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear new music by Jens Kruger for the combination of Appalachian strings and string quartet.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Bohuslav Martinu: Magical Bag from the ballet "Spalicek" Suite No. 2
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Evening Tunes in Prague
Denon 78926
HK Gruber: Gloria - A Pig Tale: 1. Prelude
New York Philharmonic, Axiom; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NY
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestants are Dick and Serena LaVine from New York, NY
Bohuslav Martinu: Cello Concerto No. 1
Christian Poltera, cello; Swiss-Italian Orchestra; Lukasz Borowicz, conductor
Stelio Molo Auditorium, Lugano, Switzerland
Hour 2
Carl Maria von Weber: Leise, Leise, fromme Weise from Der Freischutz
Sabine Meyer, clarinet; Orchestra of Zurich Opera; Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Sabine Meyer - A Night At The Opera
EMI 56137
Coleridge Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1: Movement 3
Sphinx Virtuosi
St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Beach, FL
Carl Maria von Weber: Grand Duo Concertante, Op. 48
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano
String Theory, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
Jens Kruger: Lucid Dreamer: 4. Covenant of the Muses; 5. Ai Sight; 6. Margarete; 7. Council of the Migrant Jesters
Kruger Brothers and the Kontras Quartet
Yadkin Arts Council, Yadkin Cultural Arts Center, Yadkinville, NC
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