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August 7, 2009
Music in opposition to Putin
Every Friday, Performance Today features 21st century music. This week, the Symphony No. 4 by Arvo Part, dedicated to a man currently imprisoned in Siberia, a political opponent of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Part says "With my composition, I would like to reach out my hand...to the prisoner, and...to all those imprisoned without rights in Russia." Cem Monsur conducts the Helsinki Philharmonic, in concert in Helsinki.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Cesar Cui
Suite Miniature: III. Cantabile; VI. Scherzo rustique
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor
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Claude Debussy
Pour le Piano
Dmitri Levkovich, piano
The Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH
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Anonymous
(from Uhrovska zbierka, 1730): Praambulum-Anglicus - C 275- Iag Bari
Ensemble Caprice
Town Hall, Seattle
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Ottorino Respighi
Gli Uccelli (The Birds)
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Perry So, conductor
Sha Tin Town Hall, Hong Kong, China
hour 2
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Oskar Merikanto
Summer Night Waltz, Op. 1
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Leif Segerstam, conductor
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Georges Bizet
Toreador Song, from "Carmen"
Orchestre National de Lyon; Jun Markl, conductor
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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Federico Mompou
El noi de la mare (Catalan folksong) (encore)
Jose Enrique Bagaria, piano
Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
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Arvo Part
Symphony No. 4 ("Los Angeles") (European Premiere)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; Cem Mansur, conductor
Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Trio Sonata in G minor for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo
Stephen Taylor, oboe; Erin Keefe, violin; Julie Albers, cello; Gabriel Shuford, harpsichord
The Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio, New York, NY
