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January 14, 2010
When work is fun
British conductor Nicholas McGegan says, "When I direct an orchestra, I don't see myself as working with them. I'm having fun with them." McGegan turns 60 today, and we'll celebrate the day by listening to him having fun with three different orchestras, Germany's Gottingen Festival Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture to "La Clemenza di Tito"
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House with conductor Nicholas McGegan
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Paul Schoenfield
Excerpts from Six Improvisations on Hassidic Melodies for Flute and Piano
Flutist Carol Wincenc and pianist Stephen Gosling
Merkin concert Hall, New York City
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Carlos Lopez Buchardo
"Prendiditos de la Mano"
Violist Kim Kashkashian and pianist Robert Levin
Jordan Hall, Boston
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Claude Debussy
Ballade
Pianist Winston Choi
Chamber Music North, Traverse City, Michigan
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George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 2 in D, from "Water Music," HWV 349
The Gottingen Festival Orchestra with conductor Nicholas McGegan
International Handel Festival, Gottingen, Germany
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Franz Schubert
Overture to "The Conspirators," D. 787
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Nicholas McGegan
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
hour 2
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegretto from Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 88
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with conductor Walter Weller
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George Frideric Handel
Presto from Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1, No. 9, HWV 367b
Erik Bosgraaf, recorder, and Francesco Corti, harpsichord
Oriol Martorell Hall, Barcelona, Spain
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Giovanni Legrenzi
Sonata Op. 2, No. 13 ("La Valvasona")
Collegium Musicum 90
Wilanow Palace, Warsaw, Poland
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Suite from "Les Indes Galantes"
The Liege Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Francois-Xavier Roth
Philharmonic Hall, Liege, Belgium
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Paul Dukas
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
The National Orchestra of Belgium with conductor Walter Weller
Palais de Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium
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Alex Haroutunian
Impromptu
Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan and pianist Noreen Polera
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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Pablo de Sarasate
Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43
Violinist Ray Chen and pianist Andrew Tyson
Palais de Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium
