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November 21, 2011
Brahms 2, with Simon Rattle
Conductor Simon Rattle joins us to introduce the Symphony No. 2, by Johannes Brahms. Rattle says "this is a work where real unalloyed joy comes out, and that, in all of Brahms' output, is fairly rare." Rattle also weighs in on Brahms' gruff, very German sense of humor. And we'll go to a concert in Berlin, with Rattle conducting the Berlin Philharmonic, in the complete symphony.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Charles Ives
Scherzo from Symphony No. 1 in D Minor
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Ricercar a 6 from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079
The St. Lawrence String Quartet and friends
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Franz Schubert
Klavierstucke No. 2 in E-flat
Imogen Cooper, piano
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
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Gustav Mahler
First movement from Symphony No. 10
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
hour 2
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Paul Hindemith
March from Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
The Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado, conductor
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Frederic Chopin
Fantasie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor
Ingrid Fliter, piano
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
The Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
