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March 16, 2011
Musical Protests
A couple of musical protesters are in today's show. Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer recently resigned his post as conductor of the Hungarian State Opera in protest of new government media laws. The full story is in the show, plus a performance by Fischer and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. And a performance of Haydn's Farewell Symphony, written as a protest to Haydn's boss, on behalf of a bunch of musicians who just wanted to go home.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Alexander Borodin
Second movement from String Quartet No. 2 in D
The Takacs Quartet
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Antonio de Santa Cruz
Jacaras
Rolf Lislevand, Baroque guitar
Ursuline Church, Varazdin, Croatia
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is David Amor from Galesburg, Illinois
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Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B Minor
The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Otto Tausk, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
hour 2
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 4 in F, Op. 15, No. 1
Daniel Barenboim, piano
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 23 in D, K. 181
The Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Adam Fischer, conductor
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Richard Wagner
Prelude to Act III from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp Minor, Hob.I:45 (Farewell)
Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie, director
Montcalm Palace, Quebec City, Quebec
