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Weekend of October 8, 2011
Conrad Tao's Big Recital
It was the opportunity of a lifetime, but it was also something a seasoned veteran might have to think twice about before agreeing to. Pianist Conrad Tao is seasoned, but he's also only 17. Still, when the call went out for a last-minute substitute for an ailing pianist, Tao jumped at the chance to give a solo recital on one day's notice. In today's show, Tao's talks about his last-minute solo recital in Fort Worth. And we'll hear from the performance that had Texas critics raving.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Robert Schumann
Romanze from Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, conductor
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Bedrich Smetana
Aus der Heimat (From My Native Land)
Ida Levin, violin, Anton Nel, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Seattle
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Peter Tchaikovsky and Guy Braunstein
Fantasy on Lensky's Aria
Emmanuel Pahud, flute, the German Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Sondergaard, conductor
Die Glocke, Bremen, Germany
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Elizabeth Bird from Bozeman, Montana
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Johannes Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Bernard Haitink, conductor
Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
hour 2
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Edmund Rubbra
A Tribute, Op. 56
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox, conductor
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 3 for Flute, Violin, and Strings, Op. 3, HWV 314
REBEL Ensemble
International Handel Festival, Gottingen, Germany
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Conrad Tao, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Conrad Tao, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada del Gracioso
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Sondergard, conductor
St. David's, Hall, Cardiff, Wales
