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May 5, 2011
Handel's Bestiary
Author Donna Leon joined PT host Fred Child recently to talk about her latest book, "Handel's Bestiary." It's an overview of all the animals that appear in arias from Handel's many operas. In today's show, we'll hear three of those bestial portraits: the tiger, the bee, and the moth. Plus, we have special music in honor of today's big Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Silvestre Revueltas
El Renacuajo Paseador (The Wandering Tadpole)
The Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Maximiano Valdes, conductor
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Juan de Lienas
Credidi
Chanticleer
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Henryk Wieniawski
Polonaise Brillante
Joshua Bell, violin, Sam Haywood, piano
Dvorak Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
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Silvestre Revueltas
La Noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Maya)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Miguel-Harth Bedoya, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
hour 2
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Alan Hovhaness
To Hiroshige's Cat, Op. 366
Alan Hovhaness, piano
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Jose Pablo Moncayo
Huapango
The Mexican State Symphony Orchestra, Enrique Batiz, conductor
Granada International Music Festival, Granada, Spain
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Handel's Bestiary, with author Donna Leon
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George Frideric Handel
Sta nell-Ircana Peitrosa Tana, from Alcina
Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, conductor
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George Frideric Handel
Vedi l'ape, from Berenice, Queen of Egypt
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, tenor, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, conductor
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George Frideric Handel
Qual Farfalletta Giro a Quel Lume, from Partenope
Karina Gauvin, soprano, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis, conductor
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Candelario Huizar
Imagenes
The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Alondra De La Parra, conductor
