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May 21, 2012
Beethoven's 7th Symphony
It's beautifully solemn in places. But elsewhere, it's almost beside itself with glee. The Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven is many things, which led one contemporary of Beethoven's to say it was evidence that Beethoven was "ready for the madhouse." In today's show, Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture to Incidental Music for the Ruins of Athens Op. 113
The Orchestra of St. Luke's, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
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Jester Hairston
Amen
Chicago a cappella, Patrick Sinozich, director
Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville, Illinois
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Michael Gandolfi
Canon, Cut, and Paste, from Line Drawings
Wendy Putnam, violin, Thomas Martin, clarinet, Vytas Baksys, piano
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
hour 2
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Manuel de Falla
Two movements from the Three-Cornered Hat
The Romeros
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Johann Strauss
Die Fledermaus Paraphrase
Rudolph Buchbinder, piano
Rainier III Auditorium, Monaco
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Francisco Tarrega
Gran Jota de Aragonesa for Guitar
Pepe Romero, guitar
92nd Street Y, New York City
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G, K. 525 (Eine kleine Nachtmusik)
The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Frans Bruggen, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Felix Mendelssohn
Konzertstuck No. 2 in D Minor for Clarinet and Basset Horn, Op. 114
Frank van den Brink, clarinet, Esther Misbeek, basset horn, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Frans Bruggen, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
