A cozy Christmas Eve
Take a moment to reflect on the challenges and triumphs of the year, and celebrate the joys and blessings of the holiday season. Join us for peaceful and cozy music on Christmas Eve.
Performance Today®
with host Valerie Kahler
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.
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Three Generations of Burt Family Carols
In the 1920s, Bates Burt started composing an annual Christmas carol for the family Christmas card. The tradition continued down the family line. 50-plus carols later, his great-granddaughter Abbie Burt Betinis created a medley out of some of the best. Tune in to hear ‘Three Generations of Burt Family Carols’ on today’s episode.
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Yevgeny and Bella Sudbin
On today's show, we're featuring a special family collaboration. Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin and his daughter, Bella, perform together, playing Sudbin's arrangement of a popular holiday favorite for piano four hands.
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PT Weekend: The tranquility of Winter
As the season brings us the longest nights of the year, join us for music inspired by the stillness and splendor of winter. Find peace in the season's enveloping tranquility on today's show.
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The stillness and splendor of winter
As the season brings us the longest nights of the year, join us for music inspired by the stillness and splendor of winter. Find peace in the season's enveloping tranquility on today's show.
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Mompou's "music of evaporation"
Pianist Stephen Hough describes the music of Federico Mompou as "the music of evaporation." Hough says, "The notes are too simple and the soul too complex for conventional analysis." On today's show, we'll hear Stephen Hough perform Mompou’s Cants Mágìcs (Magical Songs) at a concert in Morrow, Georgia.
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The Miró Quartet
The Miró Quartet has been performing together for 30 years, but they hadn't released a holiday album... until now. Today, we'll hear some highlights from their new recording, 'Hearth,' which features some holiday classics arranged by Clarice Assad, Reena Esmail, Anna Clyne, and Sam Lipman.
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Rebecca Clarke: Dumka
In Ukrainian, the word "dumka" means "thought" or “notion." In music, a dumka is a somewhat dreamlike dance that often revisits a bittersweet reflection on life's sadness. Today, we’ll hear English composer Rebecca Clarke’s ‘Dumka,’ from a concert presented by the Fabian Concert Series in Macon, Georgia.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Germaine Tailleferre was determined to be a musician, and her father tried to stop her. She rebelled so completely that she even changed her name and went on to a 70-year career as a composer. We'll hear the String Quartet by French composer Germaine Tailleferre on today's show.
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