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Weekend of October 9, 2010
Musical Heroes
Three musical heroes make an appearance today. Lohengrin was the mysterious knight of the Holy Grail, who rescued a damsel by riding in a boat drawn by swans. We'll hear the prelude to Act III of Wagner's "Lohengrin." Don Quixote was the mad anti-hero who tilted at windmills and waged war against armies of sheep. Georg Philipp Telemann brought him to life in a suite for strings, performed at New Mexico's Music from Angel Fire. And finally, the hero of the bullfight, the torero. The Jupiter String Quartet plays Joaquin Turina's "Bullfighter's Prayer" at Music@Menlo. Plus, the hero of the Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Robert Schumann
Romance No. 2 in F-sharp, Op. 28
Thomas Lorango, piano
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Richard Wagner
Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Georg Philipp Telemann
His Attack on the Windmills, from Don Quixote Suite
Musicians from Music from Angel Fire
Music from Angel Fire, Taos, New Mexico
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Joaquin Turina
La Oracion del Torero
The Jupiter String Quartet
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Stephen Herschkorn from Highland Park, New Jersey
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Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro Appassionato in G, Op. 92
Finghin Collins, piano, the BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Carl Nielsen
Second movement from Symphony No. 2
The San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
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Various Composers (Arranged by Oystein Sonstad)
The Ultimate Violin Concerto
The Oslo String Quartet, Vertavo String Quartet, and friends
Bergen International Festival, Bergen, Norway
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Ole Bull
I Ensomme Stunde
The Oslo String Quartet and Vertavo String Quartet
Bergen International Festival, Bergen, Norway
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Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 5 in D and Prelude No. 7 in A, Op. 28
Denis Evstuhin, piano
Sundin Music Hall, St. Paul
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento No. 11 in D, K. 251
The San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
