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June 11, 2012
When Second-Best is Best
Stefan Jackiw is the man Jean Sibelius wanted to be. Jackiw is immensely talented, a world-class violinist still only in his 20s. At 26, Sibelius was forced to admit that he didn't have either the talent or the nerves to make it as a violinist. Distraught, he turned to his only other option, composing. But in settling for second-best, Sibelius achieved an immortality he never would have known as a performer. Stefan Jackiw plays Sibelius' Violin Concerto in today's show, from a concert in Nashville.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Charles Ives
Scherzo from Symphony No. 1 in D Minor
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
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Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B Minor
The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Otto Tausk, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Manuel de Falla
Ritual Fire Dance, from El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician)
The Petar Jankovic Ensemble
Auer Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
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Roland Dyens
Third movement from Libra Sonatine
The Petar Jankovic Ensemble
Auer Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
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Franz Schubert (Arranged by Anton Webern)
Six German Dances, D. 820
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
hour 2
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
Fuga from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1
The Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5
Eduard Kunz, piano
International Chopin Piano Festival, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
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Jean Sibelius
Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra
Stefan Jackiw, violin, the Nashville Symphony, Mario Venzago, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville
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Francois de Blamont
Excerpts from Les Fetes Grecques et Romaines (Greek and Roman Festivals)
Les Ombres
Capucine Church, Fribourg, Switzerland
