The first symphony Johannes Brahms wrote took him nearly 20 years to complete. By contrast, Brahms wrote his second symphony in just a few weeks. On Wednesday's Performance today, hear the Sydney Symphony Orchestra play Symphony No. 2, by Johannes Brahms, in a performance from the famous and picturesque Sydney Opera House, in Sydney, Australia.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Hugo Alfven: Dance of the Shepherd Girl
Don Bailey, flute; Arcata String Quartet
Voyage / Don Bailey
Summit 239
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto, Op. 129
Brinton Averil Smith, cello; Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Stacy Fahrion from Denver, CO
Peter Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Jesters, from 'The Snow Maiden, Op. 12'
Baltic Sea Youth Orchestra; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Hugo Alfven: Finale, from The Prodigal Son
Baltic Sea Youth Orchestra; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
Hour 2
Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 3 in A-flat Major
The Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
Dvorak -- Slavonic Dances
London/Decca 430171
William Grant Still: Lyric Quartette, Musical Portraits of Three Friends
Apollo Chamber Players: Matthew Detrick, violin; Anabel Ramirez, violin; Whitney Bullock, viola; Matthew Dudzik, cello
Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH), Houston, TX
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2: Movements 2-4
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
**Classical Live - available on Google Play**
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Red Priest): Preludio, from Partita for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006: Movement 1
Red Priest: Piers Adams, recorders; David Greenberg, violin; Angela East, cello; David Wright, harpsichord
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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