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May 11, 2012
Mother's Day
In a time when women were generally expected to give up their careers when they married, Clara Schumann was an exception. She had a big international career as a pianist, was a fine composer, a mother of eight children, and the chief bread-winner in the family. On Friday's Performance Today we'll hear music by Clara Schumann, in honor of Mother's Day.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Martin Codax
Come, Maids who Love, from Cantiga de Amigo
Montserrat Figueras and Arianna Savall, sopranos, Ferran Savall, tenor, Jordi Savall, viola da gamba
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Clara Schumann
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20
Olga Kern, piano
Halton Theater, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Jewish Lullaby
Noumi, Noum Yaldatii
Hesperion XXI
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Music Studio, St. Paul
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Traditional Norwegian (Arranged by Frank Harvoy)
Bysjan, Bysjan, Lite Ban
Nordic Voices
Rhein Vokal Festival, Boppard, Germany
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany
hour 2
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Antonin Dvorak
Polonaise from Rusalka
The Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue, conductor
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Mstislav Rostropovich
Humoresque, Op. 5
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello, Noreen Polera, piano
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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Charles Lisberg
The Spinning Wheel
Olga Kern, piano
Halton Theater, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Jennifer Higdon
Concerto for Solo Oboe and Wind Ensemble
Steve Pettey, oboe, the Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto No. 10 in E-flat for Two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365/316a
Lydia Artymiw and Andrew Staupe, pianos, the Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
