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Weekend of February 4, 2012
Philip Glass Turns 75
When PT host Fred Child recently asked Philip Glass what the experience of composing is all about, Glass had a quick answer. "It's about fear," he said jokingly. If that's true, then Glass has been living with fear for three quarters of a century. He turned 75 this past week. In today's show, we'll have a tribute to this iconic American composer and hear highlights from the world premiere of his Ninth Symphony.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Jean Sibelius
Scherzo from Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
The Lahti Symphony, Osmo Vanska, conductor
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Strings (Sinfonia) in D, RV 124
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor and harpsichord
Garrison Church, Copenhagen, Denmark
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Debra Heller from Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
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Jean Sibelius
Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 46
The Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
hour 2
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Philip Glass
The Secret Agent
La Pieta, Angele Dubeau, violin and leader
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Anthony Holborne
Galliard No. 3 (The Fairy Round)
Goran Sollscher, guitar
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Prayer, from Hansel and Gretel
Ryan Anthony, trumpet, Gary Beard, organ
Beaches Fine Arts Series, Jacksonville Beach, Florida
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Claude Debussy
Puck's Dance, from Preludes, Book 1
Conrad Tao, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 88 in G
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, conductor
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Philip Glass
First movement from Symphony No. 9
The Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Brucknerhaus, Linz, Austria
