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December 4, 2012
At the Ballet
Ballet can be a wonderful medium for drama and story-telling. It can also be a pure, unbridled celebration of the human body, about grace and speed and athleticism. We've got both sides covered in today's show. Sergei Prokofiev set Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" to music, focusing on the conflict and tragedy of the story. And Alberto Ginastera's ballet "Estancia" is a high-energy tribute to the cowboys of his native Argentina. We'll hear highlights from both ballets, from concerts in Germany and Brazil.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Sergei Prokofiev
The End of the Fairy Tale, from Cinderella, Op. 110
The Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
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Luigi Boccherini
Introduction and Fandango
The Zamfirescu Guitar Trio
Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Bucharest, Romania
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Nikolai Medtner
Excerpts from Fairy Tales
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Fraser Performance Studio, Boston
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Jaakko Mantyjarvi
Die Stimme des Kindes
Chanticleer, Dale Warland, director
St. Vincent de Paul Church, Petaluma, California
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Sergei Prokofiev
Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Suites No. 1 (Op. 64bis) and 2 (Op. 64ter)
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor
Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
hour 2
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Alberto Ginastera
Claro de luna sobre el Parana (Moonlight on the Parana), from Panambi
The London Symphony Orchestra, Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No. 45 in A, Op. 55, No. 1, Hob. III:60
Lily Francis and Itamar Zorman, violins, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola, Paul Wiancko, cello
Musicians from Marlboro, Boston
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Traditional (arranged by Yolanda Kondonassis)
Masters in the Hall and O Sleep, My Pretty Baby
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
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Carlos Salzedo
Chanson dans la Nuit (Song in the Night)
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Traditional Swedish
Halleforsnasnarn
Ensemble Galilei
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Alberto Ginastera
Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a
The Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor
Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil
