When Sang Yoon Kim was a student, his teacher had him play the clarinet... while riding an excercise bike. On this weekend's Performance Today, we'll discuss the cardio-musical benefits of clarinet cycling, and hear a thrilling clarinet performance by Sang Yoon Kim.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Pablo de Sarasate: Danzas Espanolas, Op. 22 No. 3
Julia Fischer, violin; Milana Chernyavska, piano
Julia Fischer: Sarasate
London/Decca 4785950
Michael Daugherty: Trail of Tears
Amy Porter, flute; Billings Symphony Orchestra; Anne Harrigan, conductor
Billings Symphony Orchestra, Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, MT
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Ray Lancaster from Columbia Hill, SC
Pablo de Sarasate (arr. Nicolas Baldeyrou): Carmen Fantasy
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet; Vivian Fan, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St Paul, MN
Hour 2
Igor Stravinsky: Scherzo a la russe
Russian National Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Stravinsky: Symphony in E-flat, Op. 1/"Firebird" Suite/Scherzo a la russe
DG 453434
Johann Sebastian Bach: Allegro assai, from Violin Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005 (encore)
Gil Shaham, violin
Gstaad Musical Summits, Church, Rougemont, Switzerland
Tatsunosuke Koshitani (arr. Takeshi Moriuchi): Hatsukoi
Mari Moriya, soprano; RTE National Symphony Orchestra; Duncan Ward, conductor
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella, suite from the ballet
Czech Philharmonic; Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Rudolfinum, Dvorak Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
Zaid Jabri: Song without Words I for Cello and Symphony Orchestra (2005)
Athil Hamdan, cello; Members of the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra and WDR Radio Orchestra; Wayne Marshall, conductor
Klaus von Bismarck Hall, WDR Broadcasting House, Cologne, Germany
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