Weekend of April 18, 2009

Los Angeles and Salonen

All this week on Performance Today, we've been featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic and outgoing music director Esa-Pekka Salonen. Salonen gives up the podium at the end of this week. He's made a big impact on the orchestra and the city of Los Angeles in his 17-year tenure there. On today's show, Salonen leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in music by Sibelius and Mussorgsky.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

Jean Sibelius
"Valse Triste," Op. 44, No. 1
The Swedish Radio Symphony with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Traditional
"Tambourin" and "J'ai Vu le Loup"
Le Poeme Harmonique with conductor Vincent Dumestre
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
Agustin Barrios
"Una Limosna Por l'Amor de Dios" ("Alms for the Love of God")
Guitarist Julio Guerreiro
Belem Cultural Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Keith Weber from Houston, Texas.
Jean Sibelius
"Finlandia"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
Jean Sibelius
"The Swan of Tuonela" and "Lemminkainen's Return," from Lemminkainen Suite, Op. 22
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

hour 2

Traditional
"Holy Manna" and "Amanda"
Anonymous 4
Franz Liszt
"La Campanella" ("The Little Bell")
Pianist Valentina Lisitsa
Portland Piano International, Portland, Oregon
Modest Mussorgsky
"Pictures at an Exhibition"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
Traditional
"Ecstasy"
Anonymous 4 with fiddler Darol Anger and guitarist Scott Nygaard
Virginia Arts Festival, Portsmouth, Virginia

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