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December 30, 2011
Happy New Year
As 2011 comes to a close, we'll take a look back at some of the big stories of the past year. We paid visits to some big summer music festivals and met some of the stars of tomorrow there. Observed several important composer anniversaries. And brought you memorable performances from concert halls all over the world. Join us as we look back on a great year, and look ahead to what's in store for 2012.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Benjamin Britten
A New Year Carol
Anonymous 4, Andrew Lawrence-King, Baroque harp
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Juan Vasquez
Romance: De los Alamos Vengo, Madre
The Harp Consort, Andrew Lawrence-King, director and harp
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Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat, S. 124
Lang Lang, piano, the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
The Liege Philharmonic Orchestra, Faycal Karoui, conductor
Philharmonic Hall, Liege, Belgium
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Joseph Haydn
Finale from String Quartet No. 64 in D, Op. 76, No. 5, Hob. III:79
Bella Hristova and Ying Fu, violins, Samuel Rhodes, viola, Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
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Robert Moran
In Paradisum, from the Trinity Requiem
The Trinity Youth Chorus, Trinity Choir, Alexander Hermann, organ, Aminda Asher, Sara Wolfe, and Miho Zaitsu, cellos, Robert Ridgell, conductor
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Hans Christian Lumbye
Champagne Galop
The Vienna Philharmonic, Georges Pretre, conductor
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
hour 2
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Frank Bridge
Sir Roger de Coverly
The New Century Chamber Orchestra, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, leader and violin
Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael, California
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Frederic Chopin
Etude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11 (Winter Wind)
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, Moscow, Russia
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
Donauweibchen (The Mermaids of the Danube)
The Vienna Philharmonic, Franz Welser-Most, conductor
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Greensleeves
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Lacombe, conductor
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, New Jersey
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John Rutter
This is the Day Which the Lord Hath Made
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, the Choir of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, Robert Quinney, organ, James O'Donnell, director
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, London, England
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fourth movement from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (Choral)
The Orchestra of St. Luke's, Westminster Symphonic Choir, soloists, Roger Norrington, conductor
Carnegie Hall, New York City
