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Weekend of June 19, 2010
Pianist Jonathan Biss
Pianist Jonathan Biss says that unlike Beethoven, who seemed to be writing for the whole universe, Robert Schumann was "just trying to reach one tormented soul." Biss says it's that personal aspect of Schumann's music that draws him in. On today's show, Biss plays Schumann's Piano Concerto with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, part of our continuing celebration of Schumann's 200th birthday this month.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Felix Mendelssohn
Scherzo from a Midsummer Night's Dream
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Bobby McFerrin, conductor
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Robert Schumann
Arabesque, Op. 18
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Marin Marais
L'Arabesque
Ensemble 1700, Dorothee Oberlinger, director
Herne Early Music Days, Herne, Germany
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Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
Jonathan Biss, piano, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Ruggero Allifranchini, director and violin
Saint Paul's United Church of Christ, St. Paul
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Percy Grainger
Molly on the Shore
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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
