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June 16, 2010
Drums and Trumpets Blaring
In 1844, Robert Schumann had what we might now call a nervous breakdown. He was plagued with nightmares, hallucinations, panic, and despair. As he began to emerge from it, he wrote, "Drums and trumpets have been blaring in my head. I have no idea what will come of it." What came of it was his second symphony. In today's show, Hans Graf leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a performance, part of our week-long look at all the Schumann symphonies.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Third movement from Quintet in C for Flute and Strings, K. 358
Robert Stallman, flute, the Martinu Quartet, Karel Untermuller, viola
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Robert Schumann
Three Romances, Op. 94
Robert Langevin, flute, John Novacek, piano
The Kosciuszko Foundation, New York City
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Quartet No. 1 in D, K. 285
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute, Daniel Phillips, violin, Hsin Yun Huang, viola, Christopher Costanza, cello
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Kathleen Burns from Columbia, South Carolina
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Anatol Liadov
Kikimora
The Cleveland Orchestra, Hans Graf, conductor
Severance Hall, Cleveland
hour 2
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Claude Debussy
Morning of a Festival Day, from Images for Orchestra
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
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Josquin des Prez
Mille Regretz
Capella de la Torre, Katharina Bauml, conductor
Church of Saint Nicolas, Rougemont, Switzerland
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Luis Milan
Pavane and Gaillarde
Capella de la Torre, Katharina Bauml, conductor
Church of Saint Nicolas, Rougemont, Switzerland
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A Minor, K. 175, and Sonata in D, K. 29
Joyce Yang, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society, St. Paul
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 2, C, Op. 61
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hans Graf, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
