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June 6, 2011
Sharon Isbin plays Rodrigo
Classical musicians often trace their lineage, not through their parents, but through their teachers. Being able to say "My teacher's teacher's teacher's teacher was Beethoven" is something that sounds impressive. But with so many generations in there, does it really imply anything? In today's show, a classical guitarist who was a first-generation student of the legendary Andres Segovia. We'll hear the student, Sharon Isbin, play music written for her teacher, Joaquin Rodrigo's "Fantasy for a Gentleman."
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Mikis Theodorakis
One Day in May
Sharon Isbin, guitar
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Richard Wagner
Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde
Christopher Shih, piano
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, Fort Worth, Texas
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Georges Bizet
Variations on a Theme from Carmen
Christopher Shih, piano
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, Fort Worth, Texas
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Frederic Chopin
Etude No. 1 in A-flat, Op. 25 (Aeolian Harp)
Charlie Albright, piano
Wellspring Theatre, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Carlo Farina
La Lira, from Capriccio Stravagante
The Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists, Monica Huggett, director
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Simon Jeffes
Music for a Found Harmonium
The BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, conductor
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Joaquin Rodrigo
Fantasia Para un Gentilhombre (Fantasia for a Gentleman)
Sharon Isbin, guitar, the Salome Chamber Orchestra
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
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Anonymous (Arranged by Sharon Isbin)
Drewrie's Accordes
Sharon Isbin, guitar
hour 2
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Robert Schumann
Romance No. 3, Op. 94
Rolf Schulte, violin, Christopher O'Riley, piano
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John Cage
In a Landscape
Francesco Tristano Schlime, piano
Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Charles Ives
The Alcotts, from a Concord Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 143
Carter Brey, cello, Christopher O'Riley, piano
Travis Park United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas
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Camille Saint-Saens
My Heart Opens to your Voice, from Samson and Delilah
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto, the French National Orchestra, Fabien Gabel, conductor
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
