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Weekend of October 30, 2010
Bizarre Berlioz from the New York Philharmonic
Understatement of the week: composer Hector Berlioz had a vividly romantic and dramatic view of the world. When the 23 year-old Berlioz saw a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, he fell truly-madly-deeply in love with the actress who played Ophelia. He sent her passionate letters, which she ignored as the ravings of a crazed fan. So Berlioz wrote a bizarre symphony that told the story of their torrid (and completely imaginary) relationship. When she heard the piece two years later and realized it was about her...she got in touch. They were married the next year. Highlights from the Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz, Alan Gilbert conducting the New York Philharmonic in concert at Lincoln Center, in New York City.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Hector Berlioz
Rakoczy March, from the Damnation of Faust
The New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
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Eugene Ysaye
Obsession No. 1, from Sonata No. 2 in A Minor for Solo Violin
Antje Weithaas, violin
Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestants are Bill Wise and Toni Kazic from Columbia, Missouri
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Hector Berlioz
Three movements from Symphonie Fantastique
The New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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Leos Janacek
First movement from In the Mists
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
hour 2
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Niccolo Paganini
Caprice No. 13 (The Devil's Laughter)
Gil Shaham, violin, Jonathan Feldman, piano
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Johannes Brahms
Walpurgisnacht (The Witches' Sabbath), Op. 75, No. 4
Gil Shaham, violin, Jonathan Feldman, piano
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Eric Whitacre
The Seal Lullaby and Sleep
The Eric Whitacre Singers and Laudibus, Eric Whitacre, conductor
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Charles Gounod
Funeral March of a Marionette
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Hans Ek, conductor
Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
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Andre Caplet
Conte Fantastique (Tale of Fantasy)
Musicians from the Marlboro Music Festival
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
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Franz Schubert
Song of the Spirits Over the Waters, D. 714
Cantus, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis
