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The Inland Seas

The Inland Seas is brand new music by composer Jeremy Turner. It's inspired by the Great Lakes, and is written for violin and mandolin. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear Chris Thile and James Ehnes give the world premiere of The Inland Seas in concert in Seattle.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Joseph Haydn: Sonata in A-flat Major, Hob. XVI: 43: Movement 3
Emanuel Ax, piano
Haydn Piano Sonatas Nos. 29, 31, 34, 35, 4
Sony 89363

Michel Blavet: Concerto No. 4 in A Minor for flute, 2 violins and basso continuo
Barthold Kuijken, Baroque flute; Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra; Barthold Kuijken, conductor
IndyBaroque Music and the University of Indianapolis, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN

Camille Saint-Saens: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix, from Samson and Delilah
Mischa Maisky, cello; Lily Maisky, piano
Stelio Molo Auditorium, RSI, Lugano, Switzerland

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 40
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Christian Zacharias, conductor
Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN
SPCO Live Recording 141017

Hour 2

Felix Mendelssohn: Octet: Movement 3
James Ehnes, violin; Seattle Chamber Music Society
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet
Onyx 4060

Anatoly Lyadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY

Jeremy Turner: The Inland Seas
James Ehnes, violin; Chris Thile, mandolin
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA

Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

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