Inspired by the words and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Danielpour composed a new piece, which he titled "From The Mountaintop." On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll hear it from a concert at the Gateways Festival; a gathering with a focus on African American musicians.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor: Movement 1
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
CPE Bach: Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto in A major for Cello and Strings, W. 172
Jupiter String Quartet
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Kelly Ferjutz from Cleveland, OH
Julius Klengel: Hymnus, Op. 57
Johannes Moser, cello; Cellos of the German Youth Philharmonic Orchestra; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
Grand Hall, Concert House, Berlin, Germany
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade for Winds in c minor K. 388: Movement 3. Menuetto in Canone
Allan Vogel, oboe; Kimaree Gilad, oboe; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Carey Bell, clarinet; Dennis Godburn, bassoon; Frank Morelli, bassoon; Richard Todd, French horn; Brad Warnaar, French horn
Music@Menlo Festival, in Menlo Park, CA
Vol. 4: Mozart and Winds
Music@Menlo 20064
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento for Strings in D Major, K. 136
Strings Festival Orchestra; Michael Sachs, conductor
Strings Music Festival, Strings Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
Richard Danielpour: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, From the Mountaintop
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gateways Music Festival Orchestra; Michael Morgan, conductor
Gateways Music Festival, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY
Johann Sebastian Bach: Air, from Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
Italian Saxophone Quartet
Beaches Fine Arts Jacksonville, St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
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