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June 20, 2012
When Art and Politics Collide
When art and politics collide, politics usually wins, at least in the short term. It depends on the size of the political hammer being wielded. But art almost always wins out in the end. Gyorgy Ligeti wrote a lively rhapsody on Romanian folk music that had a few too many crunchy, off-color harmonies in it. Officials banned it for 20 years, but couldn't ultimately squash it. We'll hear Ligeti's Concerto Romanesc from a concert in Buffalo. Plus, a rare international tour by a North Korean orchestra, in concert in Paris.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Antonin Dvorak
Klid, Op. 68, No. 5 (Silent Woods)
Alisa Weilerstein, cello, Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
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Gyorgy Ligeti
Concerto Romanesc
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Ben Blum from Maynard, Massachusetts
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite Italienne
Alisa Weilerstein, cello, Inon Barnatan, piano
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
hour 2
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Camille Saint-Saens
Airs de ballet d'Ascanio
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute, Margo Garrett, piano
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Mauro Giuliani
Variazioni Concertanti, Op. 130
SoloDuo
St. John the Baptist Church, Ottawa, Ontario
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Camille Saint-Saens
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28
Kyong-jin Mun, violin, the Unhasu Orchestra, Myong-il Ri, conductor
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
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Traditional Korean
Nilliriya
Kyong-jin Mun, violin
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Wind Octet in E-flat, Op. 103
Festival Musicians
Music from Angel Fire, Taos, New Mexico
