Antonin Dvorak wanted to write a symphony like Beethoven or Brahms, with a visceral sense of conflict and personal struggle. In the end, Dvorak triumphed. Hear the turmoil and the victory of Dvorak's Symphony No. 7, on Wednesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Legends, No. 5
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations, Scherzo capriccioso, Legends
Supraphon 3533
Traditional Irish: The Road to Lisdoonvarna
Georgia Guitar Quartet: Kyle Dawkins, Brian Smith, Phil Snyder, Jason Solomon
Pensacola Christian College, The Crowne Centre, Pensacola, FL
Frederic Chopin: Etude, Op. 10, No. 3
Georgia Guitar Quartet: Kyle Dawkins, Brian Smith, Phil Snyder, Jason Solomon
Pensacola Christian College, The Crowne Centre, Pensacola, FL
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Walt Warren from Wheeling, WV
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70: Movements 3 & 4
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Houston Symphony, Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Houston, TX
Hour 2
Edvard Grieg: From Early Years
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Grieg: Piano Concerto - Sonata Op. 7, Lyric Pieces Opp. 43, 54 & 65
Virgin Classics 91198-2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Keyboard Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 282, 189g
Dialogues Duo: Noemi Gyori, flute; Katalin Koltai, guitar
Haydn Festival, Winter Garden, Castle, Esterhazy, Austria
Arvo Part: Fratres, for Cello and Piano
Joshua Roman, cello; Andrius Zlabys, piano
The Cliburn, Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion, Fort Worth, TX
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15: Movements 2 & 3
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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