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March 11, 2010
Garrick Ohlsson on Chopin
"Chopin's very good for you, he's a good gym composer...he really gets you in shape!" So says pianist Garrick Ohlsson in our PT interview. But that's only one side of Chopin's appeal for Ohlsson. He also says "there is an uninhibited emotionality about Chopin...he evokes on the piano an emotional state of consciousness, alive and flickering and varying moment to moment." Garrick Ohlsson joins us to talk about the art of playing Chopin. And Ohlsson plays a pair of Chopin Etudes, the Ballade No. 1, and a meltingly beautiful Nocturne.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Frederic Chopin
Waltz in A-Flat, Op. post. 69, No. 1
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson
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Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
The Dresden Staatskapelle with conductor Neeme Jarvi
Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Samuel Barber
String Quartet, Op. 11
The Chicago Chamber Musicians
Barber
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Frederic Chopin
Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary), Etude in A-flat, Op. 42, No. 1, and Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, No. 2
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
hour 2
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Samuel Barber
Horizon
The San Diego Chamber Orchestra with conductor Donald Barra
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Samuel Barber
Mutations from Bach
The London Symphony Brass with conductor Eric Crees
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Frederic Chopin
Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in G Minor, Op. 8
Violinist Jun Iwasaki, cellist Bion Tsang, and pianist Adam Neiman
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival, Seattle
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Samuel Barber
Music for a Scene from Shelley, Op. 7
The New England Conservatory Philharmonia with conductor Hugh Wolff
Jordan Hall, Boston
