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Weekend of March 24, 2012
The Sound of the American West
Composer Aaron Copland was a city slicker from Brooklyn, New York. And yet he instinctively knew how to capture the sound of the great open spaces of the American West. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony play highlights from Copland's cowboy ballet, Billy the Kid, in a special gala concert in honor of the orchestra's 100th anniversary.
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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Maurice Ravel
Second movement from Sonata for Violin and Cello
Julia Fischer, violin, Daniel Muller-Schott, cello
Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco
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Emil Kroitor
Wedding Hora
Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet, Gilles Vonsattel, piano, Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson, South Carolina
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Paul Simon
Hobo's Blues
The Adaskin String Trio
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Tom Veltre from Queens, New York
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Aaron Copland
Ballet Suite from Billy the Kid
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
hour 2
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Overture to Giardino di Rose
John Wallace and John Miller, trumpets, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Wright, conductor
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Enrique Granados
Spanish Dance No. 5
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Three movements from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55 (Eroica)
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Thielemann, conductor
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
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Domenico Scarlatti
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K. 27, L. 449, P. 83
Christian Zacharias, piano
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Warsaw, Poland
