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May 5, 2009

Cinco de Mayo

Today is Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, a celebration of Mexican heritage and culture. We'll celebrate the day by featuring music of Mexican composers and performers. There's a lot of great classical music happening south of the border. Join us for a sampling, on Performance Today.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Silvestre Revueltas
    "Two Little Serious Pieces"
    Thomas Stevens, trumpet, with the Westwood Wind Quintet and conductor Robert Henderson
  • Carlos Chavez
    Symphony No. 2 ("Sinfonia India")
    The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Gustavo Dudamel
    Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany
  • Agustin Lara
    "Se Me Hizo Facil" ("It was Easy for Me")
    The Kronos Quartet
    Minnesota Public Radio Studio P, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Manuel Ponce
    "Mexican Idyll"
    The Santinelli Sisters Piano Duo
    Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio, Texas
  • Juan Gutierrez de Padilla
    "Circumdederunt me Dolores Mortis"
    Chanticleer
    Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Richard Strauss
    "Don Juan," Op. 20
    The German Symphony Orchestra with conductor Juraj Valcuha
    Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

hour 2

  • Anatol Liadov
    Polonaise
    The Mexico City Philharmonic with conductor Enrique Batiz
  • Francisco Escalada
    "Cantan dos Jilguerillos"
    The Harp Consort with conductor Andrew Lawrence-King
    First Congregational Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Arrigo Boito
    "Giunto Sul Passo Estremo," from "Mefistofele"
    Tenor Rolando Villazon with the Symphony Orchestra of Milan Guiseppe Verdi and conductor Daniele Callegari
    Auditorium, Milan, Italy
  • Johannes Brahms
    "Variations on a Theme by Paganini"
    Pianist Alexander Kobrin
    Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Antonio Vivaldi
    Concerto in G Minor, RV 157
    Violinist Giuliano Carmignola with the Venice Baroque Orchestra and conductor Andrea Marcon
    Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Pietro Antonio Locatelli
    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
    Violinist Giuliano Carmignola with the Venice Baroque Orchestra and conductor Andrea Marcon
    Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
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