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December 14, 2010
Saying Yes to Beauty
Sometimes, it helps to be reminded of why music is so important. Latvian composer Peteris Vasks wrote, "Beauty and harmony are rare in life, but in music, they are possible. I say 'Yes' until my last breath, to the beauty of the world." We'll hear Vasks saying "Yes" to beauty, in his lovely Cantabile for Strings, from a concert in Monaco. Plus, the women of Anonymous 4 join host Fred Child for music and conversation.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Jean-Baptiste Lully
Chaconne in G
Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel, conductor
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Suite from Mlada
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Bouree from Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013
Martin Kuuskmann, bassoon
Blackheads House, Tallinn, Estonia
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Leopold Godowsky
Selections from Renaissance, Free Transcriptions of Old Masterpieces
Sergei Kasparov, piano
Flagey Studio 1, Brussels, Belgium
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Urmas Sisask
Christmas Prayer
The Estonian National Men's Chorus, Ants Soots, conductor
St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn, Estonia
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Tonu Korvits
Blessed be Thou, Jesus Christ
The Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste, conductor
Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
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Peteris Vasks
Cantabile for String Orchestra
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco
hour 2
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Hildegard von Bingen
Veni Creator Spiritus
Anonymous 4
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Sergei Prokofiev
Second movement from Violin Sonata in D, Op. 115
Veronika Eberle, violin
Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Germany
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Perfchat with Anonymous 4
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Traditional
English and American Carols
Anonymous 4
Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul
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Philip Glass
Closing
La Pieta, Angele Dubeau, violin and director
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Melodram for Glass Harmonica
Thomas Bloch, glass harmonica
Coves del Salnitre, Montserrat, Spain
