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April 27, 2010
Getting to the heart of things
Some pianists approach Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto as something to be conquered by force. They make it sound every bit as difficult as it is. But Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes overcomes all those technical difficulties and gets to the heart of the piece like few others can. We'll hear a performance by Andsnes and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Bergen, Norway.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Franz Schubert
Allegretto in C, D. 346
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
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Robert Parsons
A Song called Trumpets
The Phantasm Ensemble, Laurence Dreyfus, director
Oriol Martorell Hall, Barcelona, Spain
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Arnold Bax
In Memorium
Colorado College Summer Music Festival Musicians
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor
Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
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Leos Janacek
First movement from In the Mists
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
hour 2
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Francois Couperin
Two movements from Concerto Royal No. 4 in E Minor
Allan Vogel, oboe d'amore, and friends
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Excerpts from the Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Jennifer Koh, violin, Anssi Karttunen, cello
Sundin Music Hall, St. Paul
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Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Louis Couperin
Allemande-Courante-Sarabande in E Minor
Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Eugene Goossens
Suite, Op. 6
The Australia Ensemble
Sir John Clancy Auditorium, Sydney, Australia
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Peter Sculthorpe
A Little Song of Love
The Australia Ensemble
Sir John Clancy Auditorium, Sydney, Australia
