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

December 13, 2012

9:01 AM
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Artist : Cantus Colln; Konrad Junghanel, artistic direction and lute
Album : The Motets
Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach
Label : DHM 05472 77368 2
9:17 AM
Galliard
Artist : Early Music Consort of London; David Munrow
Album : Henry VIII and His Six Wive
Composer : Claude Gervaise
Label : Testament 1250
9:33 AM
Petite Suite
Artist : Stephanie Chase, violin; Philharmonia Orchestra; Geoffrey Simon
Album : Borodin - Requiem
Composer : Alexander Borodin
Label : Cala 1029
9:34 AM
Wie soll ich dich empfangen, from BWV 248
Artist : Eva Beneke, guitar; Scott Tennant, guitar
Album : In Dulci Jubilo: A Classical Guitar Christmas
Composer : J.S. Bach (arr. Eva Beneke)
Label : Guitar Salon International (GSI)
9:35 AM
Ich steh an diener Krippen hier, from BWV 248, BWV 245
Artist : Eva Beneke, guitar; Scott Tennant, guitar
Album : In Dulci Jubilo: A Classical Guitar Christmas
Composer : J.S. Bach (arr. Eva Beneke)
Label : Guitar Salon International (GSI)
10:01 AM
Hope and Memory
Artist : London Philharmonic Orchestra; Howard Shore, conductor
Album : The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Composer : Howard Shore
Label : Reprise 48521
10:02 AM
Concerning Hobbits
Artist : London Philharmonic Orchestra; Howard Shore, conductor
Album : The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Composer : Howard Shore
Label : Reprise 48521
10:06 AM
Maoz Tzur
Artist : Zamir Chorale of Boston; Joshua Jacobson, cond.
Album : Lights: Music for Chanukah
Composer : Italian Chant
Label : Afka 901
10:15 AM
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Pur ti miro
Artist : Joshua Bell, violin; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Michael Stern
Album : ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN
Composer : Claudio Monteverdi
Label : Sony 87894
10:46 AM
French Suite No. 5
Artist : Gray & Pearl Guitar Duo
Album : Baroque Inventions
Composer : Johann Sebastian Bach
Label : Dorian 90209
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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