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November 29, 2010
Brahms' Fourth from London
When it came to writing symphonies, Johannes Brahms was a late bloomer. He didn't publish his first symphony until he was in his mid-forties. He claimed that the shadow of Beethoven was looming too large over him. Brahms ultimately overcame his uneasiness about it, and wrote four symphonic masterpieces. We'll hear his fourth symphony in today's show, performed by Christoph von Dohnanyi and the Philharmonia Orchestra in London.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Ottorino Respighi
One movement from "Roman Festivals"
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with conductor Sir Neville Marriner
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 18 in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3
Pianist Ingrid Fliter
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Frederic Chopin
Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 (Grand Valse Brillante)
Pianist Ingrid Fliter
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Ottorino Respighi
"Ancient Airs and Dances," Suite No. 3
The Juilliard Chamber Orchestra
The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York
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Joe Rixner
"Blauer Himmel"
Prima Carezza
International Salon Music Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland
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Arthur Benjamin
"Jamaican Rhumba"
I Salonisti
International Salon Music Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland
hour 2
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Erno Dohnanyi
Romanza from Serenade in C, Op. 10
The English Sinfonia with conductor John Farrer
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Stephen Hough
"Musical Jewelry Box"
Pianist Stephen Hough
Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Antoine Busnois
"Fortuna desperata zu vier Stimmen"
Musica Antiqua of London with lutenist Jacob Heringman
Tage Alter Musik Festival in Herne, Germany
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Anonymous
"Zorzi" and "Giorgio", Two Saltarelli
Musica Antiqua of London with lutenist Jacob Heringman
Tage Alter Musik Festival in Herne, Germany
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi
Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London
