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May 24, 2012
Hero Worship
Pianist Lang Lang is a classical music celebrity, a hero to many. But he also has his own heroes. In today's show, Lang Lang talks about his idol, composer Franz Liszt. The two have more in common than you might think. Both showmen with blazing technique on the piano, both utterly fearless on the concert stage. Lang Lang gives a fiery performance of Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1, in concert with the Cincinnati Symphony.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Felix Mendelssohn
Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Vienna Philharmonic, Andre Previn, conductor
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Charles Gounod
Petite Symphonie in B-flat, Op. 216
The Orchestra of the Suisse Romande, Heinz Holliger, conductor
Batiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva, Switzerland
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Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat , S. 124
Lang Lang, piano, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jun Markl, conductor
Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati
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Johann Strauss, Sr.
Chinese Galop, Op. 20
The Stradivari Quartet
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
The Either/Or Polka, Op. 403
The Vienna Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons, conductor
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
hour 2
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Astor Piazzolla
Verano Porteno (Summer, from the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
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Michael Nyman
First movement from Songs for Tony
The Amstel Saxophone Quartet
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Hans Gal
Symphony No. 4, Op. 105, Sinfonia Concertante
David Le Page, violin, Christopher Allan, cello, Diane Clark, flute, Sally Harrop, clarinet, the Orchestra of the Swan, Kenneth Woods, conductor
Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
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Astor Piazzolla
La Muerte del Angel (Death of an Angel)
SYBARITE5
Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, Sarasota, Florida
