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Composer Maurice Greene and George Frederic Handel had a relatively pleasant relationship... until Greene got a job that Handel had wanted. On Thursday's Performance Today, music by Maurice Greene, frenemy of George Frederic Handel.
Bassoonist Garrett McQueen is the host of "Afternoon Concert" on 91.9 FM WUOT in Knoxville, and has performed in orchestras and ensembles across the country. On Wednesday's Performance Today, Garrett McQueen guest-hosts PT with concert highlights from his stomping grounds, the American Southeast.
Johannes Brahms told Anton Bruckner that he just didn't understand his symphonies... and Bruckner replied: "I have the exact same problem with yours." On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear the New York Philharmonic play music by the often misunderstood Bruckner - the gorgeous slow movement from his Symphony No. 8.
In 1829, composer Felix Mendelssohn went on a walking tour of Scotland. He sent a musical sketch in a letter back to his family, and those notes turned out to be the beginnings of his "Scottish Symphony." Join us for Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3, on Monday's Performance Today.
Nathalie Joachim is at the vanguard of a new approach to the classical tradition. She combines a wide range of musical styles and sounds... classical, soul, hip-hop... really, anything goes. On this weekend's Performance Today, join us for music and conversation with flutist and composer Nathalie Joachim.
Chiquinha Gonzago established a career for herself as a professional musician in nineteenth century Brazil at a time when it was widely considered scandalous to do so.
On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra play the world premiere of "Abound" by composer Emily Cooley.
Nathalie Joachim is at the vanguard of a new approach to the classical tradition. She combines a wide range of musical styles and sounds... classical, soul, hip-hop... really, anything goes. On Thursday's Performance Today, join us for music and conversation with flutist and composer Nathalie Joachim.
In his mid-20s, Ludwig van Beethoven was aspiring to be a composer, but he was known mostly as a pianist... he was still searching for his own musical voice. On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear wonderfully accomplished music by the young composer, before he became the Beethoven we know today.
