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December 9, 2010
Brahms' Second from San Francisco
When it came to writing symphonies, Johannes Brahms entered the game relatively late. He was in his forties when he finished his first one, having labored over it for almost 15 years. The second was a much easier birth. He wrote it over the course of one glorious summer in southern Austria. Brahms joked that it was a region where "the melodies were so abundant, one had to be careful not to step on them." Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony take care with Brahms' lovely melodies, in a performance from San Francisco's Davies Hall.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Johannes Brahms
Intermezzo in E, Op. 116, No. 4
Emanuel Ax, piano
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Kurt Noack
The Elf Parade
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mika Eichenholz, conductor
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Otto Olsson
A Star is Shining
The Swedish Radio Chorus, Mika Eichenholz, conductor
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
hour 2
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Traditional (Arranged by Robert Applebaum)
Funky Dreidel
Chicago a Cappella, Patrick Sinozich, director
Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, Illinois
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Traditional (Arranged by Samuel Adler)
Spin, Dreidel, Spin
The Spivey Hall Children's Choir, Judy Mason, piano, Martha Shaw, conductor
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Alain Trudel
Fanfare for the 30th Sing-In
The CBC Sing-in Brass, Jean-Michel Malouf, conductor
Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal, Quebec
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Niels Gade
Christmas Eve Suite
The Orchestra of the Mill, Andrew Penny, conductor
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Frederic Chopin
Waltzes No. 6 in D-flat (Minute), No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, and No. 8 in A-flat, Op. 64
Anton Nel, piano
Benaroya Hall, Seattle
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Vojislav Ivanovic
Circus Waltz
The Levante Guitar Duo
Kolarac Hall, Belgrade, Serbia
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
The Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Severance Hall, Cleveland
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Vladimir Rebikov
Waltz from Yolka, Op. 21 (The Christmas Tree)
Eteri Andjaparidze, piano
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Samuel Barber
Sure on This Shining Night
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas
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Carl Nielsen
Dream of Silent Night
Elisabeth Westenholz, piano
