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November 30, 2010
A battle to the death
When Sergei Prokofiev's First Piano Concerto premiered in 1918 in New York, one critic called it "a duel, a battle to the death between the pianist and the piano." He said the piano could be heard "shrieking, groaning, howling, and fighting back." Funny how what's outrageous to listeners in one century is embraced by another. The concerto now gets a warm reception from audiences. We'll hear Bulgarian pianist Plamena Mangova performing it in Madrid, Spain.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Sergei Prokofiev
Second movement from Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 25 (Classical)
The London Symphony Orchestra, Walter Weller, conductor
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Louis Armstrong
Yes, I'm in the Barrel
Windscape
John C. Borden Auditorium, New York City
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George Gershwin
Three Preludes
Lara St. John, violin, Martin Kennedy, piano
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 (Tea for Two)
The Houston Symphony Orchestra, Brett Mitchell, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston
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Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat, Op. 10
Plamena Mangova, piano, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, Walter Weller, conductor
Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain
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Gottfried Finger
Sonata No. 4 in D Minor for Viola da Gamba and Continuo
Hille Perl, viola de gamba, Lee Santana, lute
Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany
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Brad Richter and Viktor Uzur
Ironwood
The Richter Uzur Duo
Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden, Utah
hour 2
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George Gershwin
But Not for Me
Joshua Bell, violin, the London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)
The Irish Chamber Orchestra, Katherine Hunka, conductor and violin
Royal Dublin Society Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
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Anonymous
Four Tunes from the 13th Century
Grand Desir
Geertekerk, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Henri Vieuxtemps
Souvenir of America
Joshua Bell, violin
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
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Fritz Kreisler
Liebesleid
Joshua Bell, violin, Matthew Bengtson, piano
NPR Studio 4A, Washington, D.C.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance No. 2 in F for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 50
Joshua Bell, violin, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Center, St. Paul
