Composer Arvo Part works in a style that he calls "tintinnabulation". Inspired by the sound of bells, and diving deep into that sound as an analogy for a spiritual quest. Sound abstract? The power and beauty of music is that it evades description by words alone. Listen to "Fratres" by Arvo Part, from a concert at the Grand Teton Music Festival on Friday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter Symphony": Movement 3
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39 & 41
Saint Luke's 3001
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
2016 BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Arvo Part: Fratres
Simone Porter, violin; Donald Runnicles, piano
Grand Teton Music Festival, Walk Festival Hall, Jackson Hole, WY
Gerald Cohen: Sea of Reeds, five songs for clarinet duo and piano
Grneta Ensemble: Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Ismail Lumanovski, clarinet; Alexandra Joan, piano; Gerald Cohen, conductor
le poisson rouge, New York City, NY
Hour 2
Igor Stravinsky: Scherzo a la russe
Russian National Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Stravinsky Symphony in E-flat, The Firebird
DG 453434
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in F Major, K. 138
Calidore String Quartet
The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL
Timo Andres: Trade Winds
Aspen Contemporary Ensemble; Donald Crockett, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (excerpts)
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
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