Danish composer Carl Nielsen is not known for his string quartets. His countrymen, the Danish String Quartet, think it's time for that to change. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear them play Nielsen's Quartet No. 2; a piece as sweet and quirky as the composer himself.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche: Suite for 2 pianos, Op. 165b
Andre-Michel Schub, piano; Bryan Wagorn, piano
Virginia Arts Festival, Robin Hixon Theatre, Norfolk, VA
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Houston Symphony; Lawrence Foster, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX
Carl Nielsen: String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 5
Danish String Quartet
Schwetzingen Festival, Mozart Hall, Schwetzingen, Germany
Carl Nielsen (arr. Danish String Quartet): Mit Hjerte altid vanker
Danish String Quartet
Schwetzingen Festival, Mozart Hall, Schwetzingen, Germany
Hour 2
WindSync: Overture to Candide
Leonard Bernstein (arr. WindSync)
The Schubert Club, Saint Anthony Park United Church of Christ, St. Paul, MN
Traditional Chinese (arr. Yi-Wen Jiang): Selections from "Chinasong": 1. Yao Dance; 2. Shepherd's Song; 3. Harvest Celebration
Shanghai Quartet
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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