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January 18, 2012
Jazzy Shostakovich
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. His face grew grim and strained. In today's show, a snapshot of the young Shostakovich, before fear became part of his daily life. We'll hear his Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 from Los Angeles.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Two Waltzes
The Nash Ensemble
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Richard Wagner
Overture to Tannhauser
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Royal Festival Hall, London, England
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Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Michele Johnson from Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, trumpet and leader
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
hour 2
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Joseph Haydn
Finale from Symphony No. 48 in C, Hob. I. 48 (Maria Theresia)
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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Franz Liszt
Grande Etude No. 2 in E-flat (After Paganini)
Daniel Wnukowski, piano
Stelio Molo Auditorium, Lugano, Switzerland
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Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto in D
Albrecht Mayer, oboe, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Agustin Barrios
La Catedral (the Cathedral)
Chaconne Klaverenga, guitar
First Presbyterian Church, Toledo, Ohio
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Federico Mompou
Secreto
Jenny Lin, piano
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia from Cantata 156 (I Stand with one Foot in the Grave), BWV 156
Albrecht Mayer, oboe, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
