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Weekend of May 18, 2013
In 1908 Maurice Ravel wrote an enchanting piece for solo piano called Ondine or water fairy. Ravel often did orchestral versions of his piano pieces, but not this one. He left it as a piano solo. However, that hasn't stopped others from trying. On this weekend's Performance Today we'll hear a fascinating musical experiment. The Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra had Louis Lortie play Ravel's solo piano version. Then, without a break, they played a 1990 orchestration of the piece. We'll hear them back to back, just as they were done on stage in Brazil.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Alexander Scriabin
Two Etudes: Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1; Etude in F sharp minor, Op. 42, No. 2
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture to The Magic Flute, K 620
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Alex Theater, Los Angeles, CA
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Piano Puzzler
Chris W. from Santa Monica, CA
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Alexander Scriabin
Le Poeme de l'Extase, Op. 54, "Symphony No. 4"
Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Philharmonic Hall, Liege
hour 2
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
"Fantasia on Greensleeves"
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la Nuit - Ondine (piano)
Louis Lortie, piano (from a concert with the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra)
Sao Paulo Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Maurice Ravel
Gaspard de la Nuit - Ondine (Orchestral Version)
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Sao Paulo Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Vincent d'Indy
Chanson et Danses, Op. 50
Ensemblekonzert Saarbrucken
Saar Academy of Music, Saarbrucken, Germany
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Oboe Concerto in A major, BWV 1055
Albrecht Mayer, oboe d'amore; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York
