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November 15, 2011
A Hero's Life
If your critics are accusing you of writing extravagant, self-indulgent music, maybe the best response isn't to write an over-the-top work called A Hero's Life, casting yourself as the hero. And when folks question you about it, maybe you shouldn't compare yourself with Napoleon and Alexander in your defense. But then, maybe you're not Richard Strauss, who did exactly that. Was he for real, or was it all a big joke? The story in today's show, and a performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Silvius Leopold Weiss
Tombeau sur la Mort de Mr. Cajetan, Baron d'Hartig
Konrad Junghanel, lute
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 32 in G, K. 318
The Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
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Perfchat with Anderson & Roe Piano Duo, Part II
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Sergei Rachmaninoff (Arranged by Anderson & Roe)
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Astor Piazzolla (Arranged by Anderson & Roe)
Libertango
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Flute Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034 (arranged for oboe)
Ramon Ortega Quero, oboe, Olga Watts, harpsichord
Lucerne Summer Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Silvius Leopold Weiss
Excerpt from Suite
David Russell, guitar
92nd Street Y, New York City
hour 2
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Richard Strauss
Entrance and Dance of the Tailors, from the Bourgeois Gentilhomme
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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Henry Purcell
Act V: Trumpet Tune from King Arthur, Z. 628
Bourbon Baroque
Yew Dell Gardens, Crestwood, Kentucky
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Don Quixote at Rest, from Don Quixote Suite
Festival Musicians
Music from Angel Fire, Taos, New Mexico
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Richard Strauss
Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Edo de Waart, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
