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June 2, 2011
Alison Balsom plays Haydn
Like other complex pieces of machinery, musical instruments evolve and improve over time. In 1795, Anton Weidinger invented the equivalent of power steering for the trumpet. He created a trumpet with keys, so the player could play every note with ease, not just some of them. Weidinger also happened to be a colleague of Joseph Haydn's. The result of that confluence was Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat. We'll hear a performance by British trumpeter Alison Balsom, from a concert last month in Manchester, England.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Henri Tomasi
Nocturne from Trumpet Concerto
Alison Balsom, trumpet, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner, conductor
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Albert Roussel
Concerto for Small Orchestra, Op. 34
The Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, Pierre Vallet, conductor
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
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Robert Schumann
Marchenbilder (Fairy Tales), Op. 113
Lyda Chen, viola, Martha Argerich, piano
RSI Auditorium, Lugano, Switzerland
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Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob. Vlle, No. 1
Alison Balsom, trumpet, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England
hour 2
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Ignaz Paderewski
Minuet in G, Op. 14, No. 1
Stephen Hough, piano
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Silvestre Revueltas
Redes Suite
The YOA Orchestra of the Americas, Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Palais Montcalm, Quebec City, Quebec
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Johann Christian Bach
Grand Overture in D for Double Orchestra, Op. 18, No. 3
The Arion Baroque Orchestra and Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon, conductor
Claude Champagne Hall, Montreal, Quebec
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 75
Stephen Hough, piano, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia
