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March 28, 2011
In Praise of the Obscure
He was an obscure dead composer, but Mozart loved his work. He even arranged some of the old guy's keyboard pieces for string quartet. In today's show, the Orion String Quartet performs some of those curious Mozart arrangements. And that nearly-forgotten composer? That would be Johann Sebastian Bach. Plus, highlights from an Alan Hovhaness centennial concert in Berkeley, California.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Robert Schumann
Scherzo from Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44
Samuel Rhodes, viola, Dolf Bettelheim, violin, the Beaux Arts Trio
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Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 4
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Laurence Cummings, harpsichord and conductor
Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis
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Alan Hovhaness
Achtamar and Mystic Flute
Sahan Arzruni, piano
Alan Hovhaness Centennial Celebration, Berkeley, California
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
The Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Yip Wing-sie, conductor
City Hall, Hong Kong, China
hour 2
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Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo from Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81
The Orion String Quartet, Peter Serkin, piano
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Frederic Chopin
Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
Yundi Li, piano
Festival Theater, Baden-Baden, Germany
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Selections from the Well-Tempered Clavier
The Orion String Quartet
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
The Curtis Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Verizon Hall, Philadelphia
