Performance Today

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Weekdays 9:00AM - 11:00AM

A two-hour program of classical music performances, recorded live; from NPR.

Performance New Mexico Monday - Friday at 9:01 a.m., and again Wednesday - Friday 10:01 a.m.
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Playlist

September 20, 2012

9:01 AM
Summer in the High Grassland
Artist : The Silk Road Ensemble
Album : Silk Road Journeys: Beyond The Horizon
Composer : Zhao Jiping
Label : Sony 93962
9:24 AM
Empress of the Pagodas
Artist : Katia & Marielle Labeque, piano
Album : Ravel
Composer : Maurice Ravel
Label : KML 1111
10:01 AM
Symphony No. 99 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I.99 - IV. Finale (Vivace)
Artist : Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Album : Haydn Symphonies Nos. 99 & 102
Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn
Label : Philips 432139
10:20 AM
Concerto in D Major for Cello and Orchestra - III. Allegro
Artist : Yo-Yo Ma, Cello; English Chamber Orchestra; Jose Luis Garcia, conductor
Album : NPR Milestones of the Millenium
Composer : Franz Joseph Haydn
Label : Sony 61700
10:52 AM
Russian Dance
Artist : Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Peter Breiner, cond.
Album : Tchaikovsky: The Seasons
Composer : Tchaikovsky
Label : Naxos 553510
Performance Today
8:35 am
Mon March 26, 2012

The Sound of the American West

Credit Gary Arndt

Mon. 3/26 9a: Composer Aaron Copland was a city slicker from Brooklyn, New York. And yet he instinctively knew how to capture the sound of the great open spaces of the American West. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony play highlights from Copland's cowboy ballet, Billy the Kid, in a special gala concert in honor of the orchestra's 100th anniversary.

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Performance Today
4:58 am
Wed January 18, 2012

Jazzy Shostakovich

Wed. 01/18 9a: A systematic assault on a mind is a hard thing to track. But photographs of Dmitri Shostakovich over the years do seem to tell a story. Into his late 20s, he kept a kind of impish Harry Potter youthfulness about him, including the owl glasses. But gradually, as the official scolding from Moscow turned into harassment and then to abuse and threats, Shostakovich changed. 

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Performance Today
7:34 am
Mon December 19, 2011

Handel's Messiah

Mon. 12/19 9a: Handel's Messiah has been a hit ever since it premiered in Dublin in 1742. So much so that, in early performances, ladies were asked not to wear hoop skirts and men were advised to leave their swords at home, in order to accommodate more concert goers in the hall. There wasn't a sword or a hoop in sight at a recent Messiah performance in Boston. We'll bring you highlights in today's show.

Performance Today
7:12 am
Tue December 13, 2011

Juan Manuel Canizares Performs Concerto de Aranjuez

Tues. 12/13 9a: Joaquin Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez is perhaps the most popular guitar concerto of all time. Even if you don't think you know it, there's a good chance you've at least heard the gorgeous, tender slow movement. 

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Performance Today
5:46 am
Mon December 12, 2011

Haydn the Comedian

12/12 9a: In today's show, a performance of a Haydn symphony that had a Viennese audience laughing out loud.

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