According to conductor JoAnn Falletta, many orchestras only explore the tip of the musical iceberg, leaving a vast amount of repertoire quietly boxed away. On Tuesday's Performance Today, Falletta joins Fred in the studio to co-host a special hour of PT, and to discuss her thoughts on musical repertoire, conducting, and more.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Gioachino Rossini: Overture to Il signor Bruschino
Montreal Symphony; Charles Dutoit, conductor
Rossini Overtures
London/Decca 433074
Alexander Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata No. 13 in B-flat Major, K.333
Sean Chen, piano
Strings Music Festival, Strings Music Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
Gioachino Rossini: Sonata No. 3 in C Major
Jonathan Crow, violin; Rachel Barton Pine, violin; Denis Brott, cello; James VanDemark, double bass
Montreal Chamber Music Festival, St. James United Church, Montreal, Canada
Hour 2
Astor Piazzolla (trans. JoAnn Falletta): Oblivion
Debra Wendells Cross, flute; Robert Alemany, clarinet; JoAnn Falletta, guitar
Borrowed Treasures
Virginia Arts Festival 901
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op.68: Movement 1
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor
Beethoven Symphonies
EMI 57445
Franz Schubert: Sonata in a minor "Arpeggione"
Robert Alemany, clarinet; JoAnn Falletta, guitar
Schubert's Guitar
Koch 7568
Lili Boulanger: D'un Matin de Printemps
The Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Women's Philharmonic
Koch 7169
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