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Weekend of October 15, 2011
La Mer
The sea. It's where life on earth began. And by some measure, Claude Debussy's "La Mer" (the Sea) is where 20th century music began. Completed in 1905, it's an orchestral masterpiece, an amazingly complex piece of music with a disarmingly simple name. We'll hear a terrific performance by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Thomas Sondergard. Plus, pianist Alessio Bax is in the PT studios to play three Rachmaninoff preludes.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Franz Schubert
Marche Militaire in D, Op. 51, No. 1, D733
The Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Groves, conductor
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Maurice Ravel
Rapsodie Espagnole
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard, conductor
St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Barbara Gaden from Richmond, Virginia
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Franz Schubert
Trio in B-flat for Violin, Viola and Cello, D. 471
Augustin Hadelich, violin, Richard O'Neill, viola, Godfried Hoogeveen, cello
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Seattle
hour 2
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5
Alessio Bax, piano
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Modest Mussorgsky
Hopak, from Sorochintsy Fair
Alessio Bax, piano
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Paul Hindemith
Fifth movement from Sonata No. 1 for Viola, Op. 25
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Die Glocke, Bremen, Germany
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Flight of the Bumblebee
The Paradise Winds
Christ Church of the Ascension, Paradise Valley, Arizona
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Perfchat with Alessio Bax
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Three Preludes Op. 32, No. 12, Op.23, No. 10, and Op. 23, No. 2
Alessio Bax, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Claude Debussy
La Mer
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard, conductor
St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales
