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February 16, 2011
Tetzlaff plays Tchaikovsky
Peter Tchaikovsky's violin concerto had a rocky start. The first two violinists who tried to master it gave up. The third gave the work its premiere, but was panned by critics. One said the soloist had not so much played the violin as "torn it apart, pounded it black and blue." Nowadays, the Tchaikovsky concerto is an audience favorite, a staple in every violinist's repertoire. We'll hear one of the best, Christian Tetzlaff, in concert with the Montreal Symphony.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Nicholas McGegan, conductor
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John Brunning
Pie Jesu
The King's Singers
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Pat Girardot from Glenwood Springs, Colorado
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 107 (Reformation)
The Aspen Concert Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
hour 2
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Johannes Brahms
Second movement from Sonata No. 3 in D Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 108
Christian Tetzlaff, violin, Lars Vogt, piano
Heimbach Chamber Music Festival, Heimbach, Germany
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Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto in F, Op. 10, No. 1, RV 433 (the Storm at Sea)
Giovanni Antonini, conductor and flute, Il Giardino Armonico
Concertgebouw, Bruges, Belgium
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Christian Tetzlaff, violin, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, conductor
Wilfrid Pelletier Hall, Montreal, Quebec
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Robert de Visee
Chaconne
Rolf Lislevand, chitarrone
Ursuline Church, Varazdin, Croatia
