January 17, 2013
Coming Back from Injuries
Ukrainian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk saw everything slip away in an instant, when a car crash led to a month-long coma. Gavrylyuk has fully recovered from that accident, and his playing is more powerful and poetic than ever. We'll hear him in concert in Miami. And another musician who has come back from a devastating injury: violinist Peter Oundjian lost full use of his left hand due to a repetitive stress disorder. So he took up conducting. In today's show, Oundjian leads the Toronto Symphony in excerpts from Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Frederic Chopin
Grande Valse in A-flat, Op. 42
Geza Anda, piano
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Salamone Rossi
Sonata No. 4 for Two Violins, Cello, and Harpsichord
Arnaud Sussmann and Erin Keefe, violins, Laurence Lesser, cello, Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Frederic Chopin
Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 7
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Miami International Piano Festival, Miami Beach
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Alexander Scriabin
Etude in D-sharp Minor, Op. 8, No. 12
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Miami International Piano Festival, Miami Beach
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Anton Bruckner
Scherzo and Finale from Symphony No. 4
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, conductor
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario
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Andre Mathieu
Lullaby and Lament
The Tuscon Symphony Orchestra, George Hanson, conductor
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Firminius Caron
Helas que pora Advenire
Musica Antiqua of London
Early Music Days Festival, Herne, Germany
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Bartolomeo Tromboncino
Or Che Son di Pregion
Clare Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano, Musica Antiqua of London
Early Music Days Festival, Herne, Germany
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Andre Mathieu
Piano Concerto No. 4 in E Minor
Alain Lefevre, piano, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, George Hanson, conductor
Tucson Music Hall, Tucson, Arizona