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June 15, 2010
Music by Clara Schumann
When Clara Wieck married Robert Schumann, she was an internationally-famous pianist, and he was a struggling young composer. With Clara's encouragement, Robert's career flourished. But at what price? While she continued to perform, she lost her own confidence as a composer, and eventually stopped writing. In today's show, we'll hear two of her works. Pianist Benjamin Hochman plays one of her romances in North Carolina, and Natalia Ehwald performs her piano concerto, along with the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Warsaw. Plus, we'll feature Robert Schumann's four symphonies, every day this week.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Clara Schumann
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat, Op. 16, No. 2
Angela Cheng, piano
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Mark O'Connor
Caprice No. 2 in G Minor
Mark O'Connor, violin
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
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Oskar Bohme
Sextet for Brass in E-flat Minor, Op. 30
The Chicago Chamber Musicians
Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall, Chicago
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Clara Schumann
Romance, Op.11, No.1
Benjamin Hochman, piano
An Appalachian Summer Festival, Boone, North Carolina
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Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7
Natalia Ehwald, piano, the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pawel Przytocki, conductor
Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland
hour 2
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Fritz Kreisler
Viennese Caprice
Joshua Bell, violin, Paul Coker, piano
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Robert Schumann
Intermezzo in A Minor from F-A-E Sonata
Michelle Kim, violin, Jeewon Lee, piano
La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest, San Diego, California
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 38 (Spring)
The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington, conductor
Stuttgart Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
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Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in E, Op. 8, No. 1 (Spring)
Joshua Bell, violin and conductor, the UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Festival del Sole, Calistoga, California
