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October 25, 2011
Legendary Swan Songs
Today's show is all about the swan song, that last gasp of creative energy and beauty before dying. We'll hear the final performances of several 20th century greats, including conductor Leonard Bernstein and pianist Vladimir Horowitz. And the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony. Nine days after its premiere in 1893, Tchaikovsky was dead.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 56, No. 3
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
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George Frideric Handel
Sonata in A, Op. 1, No. 3, HWV 361
Nathan Milstein, violin, George Pludermacher, piano
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Niccolo Paganini
Caprice for Solo Violin in B-flat, Op. 1, No. 13
Nathan Milstein, violin
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Finale from Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in D, K. 485
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
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Moritz Moszkowski
Etincelles (Sparks), Op. 36, No. 6
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
hour 2
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Jean Sibelius
Scherzo from Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39
The Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vanska, conductor
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Franz Schubert
Scherzo from Piano Quintet in A, Op. 114 (Trout)
Festival Musicians
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 (Pathetique)
The Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Osmo Vanska, conductor
Grand Teton Music Festival, Teton Village, Wyoming
