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January 19, 2012
The Creatures of Prometheus
In Greek mythology, Prometheus took fire from the gods and gave it to mortals. We got warmth and light, knowledge and culture. But Zeus punished Prometheus by chaining him to a rock for all eternity, where a giant eagle pecked out his liver each day. In today's show, we'll hear excerpts from Beethoven's ballet, "The Creatures of Prometheus," from a concert in New York City.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Third movement from Symphony No. 15, Op. 141
The Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, Roman Kofman, conductor
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George Frideric Handel
Air and Variations from Suite No. 5, HWV 430 (The Harmonious Blacksmith)
The Sotto Voce Tuba Quartet
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
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Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata in C for Two Violins, Op. 3, No. 3
Frank Huang and Min-Young Kim, violins
Portland Chamber Music Festival, Portland, Maine
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5
Eduard Kunz, piano
International Chopin Piano Festival, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a
wild Up, Christopher Rountree, conductor
Jensen Rec Center Studio, Los Angeles
hour 2
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Antonin Dvorak
Third movement from String Sextet in A, Op. 48
The Boston Symphony Chamber Players
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Arthur Honegger
Pastorale d'ete (Summer Pastorale)
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Christian Zacharias, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Benjamin Britten
Parade, from Les Illuminations, Op. 18
Kate Royal, soprano, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Excerpts from the Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Janiczek, violin and leader
92nd Street Y, New York City
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Gustav Mahler
Third movement from Symphony No. 6 (Tragic)
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Levine, conductor
Symphony Hall, Boston
