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Alberto Ginastera was thinking of an Argentinian Malambo dance competition when he wrote his Concert Variations in 1953. The piece is a hit with audiences, but technically difficult for performers. On today's episode, the virtuoso musicians of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra tackle this instrumental showcase in Westwood, California.
Listen to the icons of vocal music give an exclusive interview and performance recorded in our studios.
It's worth wondering about what music might exist now if certain composers had lived longer. This weekend on Performance Today, host Fred Child samples music that remembers composers who died far too young. Plus, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child with this week's Piano Puzzler.
Most of us might know the story of Sleeping Beauty from the way it was told by Walt Disney. But composer Maurice Ravel would have known a much darker version of the 17th-century fairy tale. On Friday's Performance Today, Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, in concert in Sydney, Australia.
Be not afraid! Special Halloween music is on the way for Thursday's Performance Today from APM. The New York Philharmonic imitates ghostly voices from the underworld in Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain. Plus, PT host Fred Child samples music to remember composers who died too young.
In the spirit of the 2013 World Series, Wednesday's Performance Today samples music by ensembles from cities aligned with teams in the big game; specifically, St. Louis Brass and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Plus, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child with this week's Piano Puzzler.
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein has became her own classical Do-it-yourself success story after self-publishing her debut album. Hear her indie rendition of J.S. Bach's French Suite in concert from Berlin. Plus, a special encore of Dvorak played by fifteen string players in Seattle, Washington.
In his youth, Wolfgang Mozart didn't write much for solo violin. But at age 19 he went on a fiddle spree, composing four violin concertos in rapid succession. On Monday's Performance Today from APM, we'll hear a performance of Mozart's Fourth Violin Concerto from the Artosphere Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. Plus, a new focus on Johann Hummel's music from the Chamber Society of Lincoln Center.
Technology and music come together in surprising ways. Cornell professor Cynthia Johnston Turner discusses her experiments with classical music performance using Google Glass, the latest in wearable computer technology. Plus this week's Piano Puzzler, this weekend on Performance Today, from APM.
