Sergei Rachmaninoff finished his symphonic poem 'Isle of the Dead' while in Dresden in 1908. His inspiration was a black and white reproduction of Arnold Bocklin's painting 'Isle of the Dead', which Rachmaninoff had seen a year earlier. Rachmaninoff later saw the original painting, but said he preferred it in black and white. Black and white, yet full of color, you'll hear it on Friday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Irving Berlin: God Bless America
Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Richard P. Condie, conductor
God Bless America
Sony 48295
Traditional: America (My Country Tis of Thee)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Richard P. Condie, conductor
God Bless America
Sony 48295
Ney Rosauro (arr. Seattle Marimba Quartet): Brazilian Fantasy: "Bach in Brazil"
Seattle Marimba Quartet
In Studio at KING FM, Seattle, WA
Don Raye and Al Jacobs: This Is My Country
Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Richard P. Condie, conductor
God Bless America
Sony 48295
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
Truls Mork, cello; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Hour 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Moment Musical, Op. 16, No. 6: Maestoso
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Virtuoso Valentina Vol. 2
Audiofon 72070
Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in D Major for Four Violins, TWV 40:202
Daniel Phillips, violin; Danbi Um, violin; Yura Lee, violin; Arnaud Sussmann, violin
University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Arvo Part: Fratres, for Cello and Piano
Joshua Roman, cello; Andrius Zlabys, piano
The Cliburn, Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion, Fort Worth, TX
Christopher Tignor: We Keep This Flame
Christopher Tignor: violin, percussion, tuning forks, software
Along a Vanishing Plane
Western Vinyl 149
Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead Op. 29
Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
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