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September 21, 2011
An American In Paris
Around the turn of the 20th century, the world went car crazy. Pretty soon, the sound of the city was the blaring of car horns. When George Gershwin visited Paris, he loved the sound of the horns on the winding stone streets so much that he brought four authentic Parisian taxi horns back with him to use at the premiere of his work, an American in Paris. Leonard Slatkin leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Gershwin's homage to Paris.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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George Gershwin
But Not For Me
Joshua Bell, violin, the London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
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Alonso Mudarra
Fantasy in the Style of Ludovico
Rolf Lislevand, lute, Arianna Savall, harp
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestants are Dick and Serena LaVine from New York City
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George Gershwin
An American in Paris
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite No. 1 for Jazz Orchestra
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, trumpet and leader
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
hour 2
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Francis Poulenc
Villageoises (Children's Pieces)
Olivier Cazal, piano
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George Frideric Handel
Trio Sonata in F, Op. 2 No. 4, HWV 389
Tempesta di Mare
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
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Modest Mussorgsky
Night on Bald Mountain
The Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Christian Zacharias, conductor
Metropole Hall, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Francis Poulenc
Les Biches, Ballet Suite for Orchestra
The Texas Festival Orchestra, Ransom Wilson, conductor
Round Top Festival, Round Top, Texas
