Appalachian Spring, by Aaron Copland, is often seen as emblematic of the Appalachian Mountains... but Copland composed the music for a Martha Graham ballet BEFORE it had been given a name. More about Appalachian Spring, and a performance by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, on Tuesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Aaron Copland: Music for Movies: Barley Wagons, Grovers Corners
St. Louis Symphony; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Copland: Music for Films
RCA 61699
Hajime Komatsu: Four Japanese Folksongs for String Quartet (Suite 2)
Apollo Chamber Players: Matthew Detrick, violin; Anabel Ramirez, violin; Whitney Bullock, viola; Matt Dudzik, cello
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Parish Hall, Houston, TX
Paulo Bellinati: Jongo
Sergio & Odair Assad guitar duo
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite for Chamber Ensemble
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Residency, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
Hour 2
Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile/Stuart Duncan: Goat Rodeo
Stuart Duncan, fiddle; Chris Thile, mandolin; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass
Goat Rodeo
Sony 84118
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto con Molti Strumenti in G Minor, Per l'Orchestra di Dresda, RV 577
Venice Baroque Orchestra; Andrea Marcon, conductor
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante and Variations in D major, WoO 44b
Chris Thile, mandolin; Jeewon Park, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: Movements 2-3
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Mirga Grazynte-Tyla, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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