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February 23, 2011
Shostakovich Lite
Nobody wrote lonely, gut-wrenching, all-alone-in-the-middle-of-the-night music like Dmitri Shostakovich. His music often has an intensity that borders on painful, that puts you outside your comfort zone. Which makes his Symphony Number 9 all the more surprising. Think of it as Shostakovich lite: less angst, fewer calories. Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in Shostakovich's sparkling Ninth Symphony, from a concert in San Francisco.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Carl Nielsen
Overture to Maskarade
The San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
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William Walton
Second movement from Concerto for Viola
Paul Laraia, viola, the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, Michael Morgan, conductor
Sphinx Competition, Detroit
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Doug Griggs from Georgetown, Kentucky
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat, Op. 70
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
hour 2
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Fugue No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 87
The Calefax Reed Quintet
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Johannes Brahms
Rondo from Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
Ethan Hoppe, violin, Clayton Penrose-Whitmore, viola, Alexander Hersh, cello, Christopher O'Riley, piano
From the Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Suite in A Minor
The Calefax Reed Quintet
Falany Performing Arts Center, Waleska, Georgia
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Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob. VIIe:1
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet, the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
DR Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
