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Weekend of February 26, 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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Albert Roussel
Gigue from Suite in F, Op. 33
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stephane Deneve, conductor
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Anton Webern
In the Summer Wind
The New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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Johannes Brahms
Three Fantasies, Op. 116
Shai Wosner, piano
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Arnold Schoenberg
Excerpts from Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19
Shai Wosner, piano
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Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in E-flat (Dumbarton Oaks)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Stephane Deneve, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
