Starlings are little birds who come together in groups of thousands, dancing and darting in what appear to be artfully choreographed movements. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear music inspired by starlings; Derek Bermel's Murmurations.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Andre Waignein: Daydream
Washington Saxophone Quartet
Daydream: Washington Saxophone Quartet
Americus 20001014
Astor Piazzolla (arr. Jeff Scott): Contrabajissimo
Imani Winds
Beaches Fine Arts, Jacksonville, Florida, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Astor Piazzolla: Tango No. 2 "Cantengue"
Sphinx Virtuosi
St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Bob Mintzer: Saxophone Quartet No. 3
Washington Saxophone Quartet
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73, "Emperor": Movements 2-3
Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Theatre, LAC, Lugano, Switzerland
Hour 2
Joseph Haydn: Scherzando No. 1 in F, Hob.II: 33: Menuet and Trio; Scherzando No. 2 in C, Hob.II: 34: Menuet and Trio
Emmanuel Pahud; Haydn Ensemble Berlin; Hansjorg Schellenberger, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud: Haydn Scherzandi
EMI 56577
Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Piano in C minor, Hob. XVII:20
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Derek Bermel: Murmurations: 2. Gliding Over Algiers; 3. Swarming Rome
Cho-Liang Lin, concertmaster; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, St. John the Divine, Houston TX
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Golden Key Suite No. 4, Op. 55d
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Mirga Grazynte-Tyla, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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