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Weekend of June 4, 2011
Great Performances
Today's show features some of the greatest performances of the 20th century, including Vladimir Horowitz's return to the stage after a dozen years of self-imposed exile. Plus, Leonard Bernstein conducting an international orchestra at the Berlin Wall just after it fell. And Mstislav Rostropovich's (pictured) return to Russia, leading an American orchestra in an all-American tune, "Stars and Stripes Forever."
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Hector Berlioz
The Rakoczy March, from the Damnation of Faust
The New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
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Frederic Chopin
Etude No. 8 in F, Op. 10
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Moritz Moszkowski
Etude No. 11 in A-flat, Op. 72
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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John Stafford Smith
The Star-Spangled Banner
The New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fourth movement from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, soloists, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Schauspielhaus, Berlin, Germany
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
The Pleasure Train Polka
The National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia
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John Philip Sousa
Stars and Stripes Forever
The National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia
hour 2
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Antonin Dvorak
Humoresques No. 1 in E-flat Minor and No. 2 in B, Op. 101, B. 187
Radoslav Kvapil, piano
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William Bolcom
Graceful Ghost Rag
Kathleen Winkler, violin, Jonathan Feldman, piano
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, California
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The PT Mail Bag
Listener Emails and Comments
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Tomas Luis de Victoria
Congratulamini Mihi (Rejoice with Me) and Sancta Maria
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, director
Sherborne Abbey, Dorset, England
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Antonin Dvorak
The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England
