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Weekend of November 27, 2010
A Ballet by any Other Name
In a 1980 interview with NPR, composer Aaron Copland chuckled when he talked about misconceptions people have about his ballet, "Appalachian Spring.""I was not thinking about the Appalachian Mountains when I wrote it. People are very disappointed to hear me say that." In today's show, the story of how the "Ballet for Martha" became "Appalachian Spring," and a performance by the Knights in Stillwater, Minnesota. Plus, Bruce Adolphe stops by for a new Piano Puzzler.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Aaron Copland
Saturday Night Waltz, from Rodeo
The London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
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Mikhail Glinka
Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ari Rasilainen, conductor
Radio Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestants are Dick and Serena LaVine from New York City
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Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
The Knights, Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Stillwater Music Festival, Stillwater, Minnesota
hour 2
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Josef Suk
Ballade in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 1
The Suk Quartet
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Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello, Jose Gallardo, piano
Lucerne Summer Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Phantasy Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello
Musicians from the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton, New York
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Josef Suk
Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in G Minor, Op. 24
Michael Ludwig, violin, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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Fazil Say
Alla Turca Jazz, Fantasia on the Rondo from Mozart's Sonata in A, K. 331
Fazil Say, piano
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
