October 25, 2012
Overcoming Adversity
Two superb young violinists are in today's show. Hilary Hahn rose to stardom when she was just a teen-ager. Now in her early 30s, she made the sometimes uneasy transition from child phenom to adult star. She joins us today, along with pianist Orion Weiss, from the WQXR studios in New York. And we'll hear Augustin Hadelich in concert in Seattle. He made an arduous comeback to the violin after suffering devastating burns over 60% of his body.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1043
Hilary Hahn and Margaret Batjer, violins, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Herbert Zipper Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Goran Frost
Klezmer Dances
Martin Frost, clarinet, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Per Kristian Skalstad, leader
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
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Perfchat with Hilary Hahn and Orion Weiss
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Bela Bartok
Romanian Folk Dances, BB 68
Hilary Hahn, violin, Orion Weiss, piano
WQXR Studio, New York City
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dances Nos. 10, 11, and 20
Hilary Hahn, violin, Orion Weiss, piano
WQXR Studio, New York City
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich bin vergnugt in meinem Leiden (I am Happy in my Suffering), from Cantata No. 58, BWV 58
Hilary Hahn, violin, Christine Schafer, soprano, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich, conductor
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Frank Bridge
There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Alexander Scriabin (arranged by Oliver Knussen)
Excerpts from Scriabin Settings for Chamber Orchestra
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in D, Op. 23, No. 4
Barry Douglas, piano
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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
The Seattle Chamber Music Society, Seattle
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Edward Elgar
Serenade in E Minor for Strings, Op. 20
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Konstantin Lifschitz, conductor
Weilburg Castle, Weilburg, Germany
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 55, No. 2
Barry Douglas, piano
Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
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John Field
Nocturne No. 1 in E-flat and Nocturne No. 5 in B-flat
Barry Douglas, piano
Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
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Traditional Irish
My Lagan Love
Barry Douglas, piano
Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
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Claude Debussy
Danse, Tarantelle Styrienne, L. 69
The Bellingham Festival Orchestra, Michael Palmer, conductor
Bellingham Festival of Music, Bellingham, Washington
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Igor Stravinsky
Tarantella from Pulcinella
Matt Haimovitz, cello, Christopher O'Riley, piano
Redpath Hall, Montreal, Quebec