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November 19, 2012
Composer Chen Yi
Chen Yi was a classical musician in China at the worst possible time, during the Cultural Revolution, when all Western art was banned. Chinese authorities searched her home, and took away all her family's classical recordings. Chen Yi herself was sent off to a labor camp. She held onto her music in her heart and her memory until the political climate changed. Chen Yi is now a successful composer living in the West. We'll hear one of her works, from a concert in St. Paul.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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George Frideric Handel
Passacaille, from Radamisto
The Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin
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Mozart Camargo Guarnieri
Three Dances for Orchestra
The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Alondra de la Parra, conductor
Alice Tully Hall, New York City
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Sonata Pian'e Forte
New England Conservatory Student Ensemble, Charles Peltz, conductor
Jordan Hall, Boston
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D for Two Oboes, Two Violins, and Bassoon, RV 564a
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rachel Podger, director and violin
International Chamber Orchestra Festival, Minneapolis
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Chen Yi
Shuo (Initiate) for String Orchestra
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Paul Goodwin, conductor
Saint Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Paul
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George Frideric Handel
Passacaglia in G Minor, from Keyboard Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432
Yang Wei, pipa, Daxun Zhang, bass
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
hour 2
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Claude Debussy
Morning of a Festival Day, from Images for Orchestra
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
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Niccolo Paganini
Caprice No. 6 in G Minor for Solo Violin, Op. 1
Thomas Zehetmair, violin
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Francois Couperin
Pieces de Clavecin, Book 3, Ordre 15 in A Minor (Musette de Taverny)
Edwin Swanborn, harpsichord, Robert Stallman, flute, Karl Bennion, cello
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Claude Debussy
La Mer (the Sea)
The New York Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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Marin Marais
L'Arabesque
Ensemble 1700, Dorothee Oberlinger, director
Herne Early Music Days Festival, Herne, Germany
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Robert Schumann
Arabesque in C, Op. 18
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 2
Musicians from the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton, New York
