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June 8, 2010
Robert Schumann's 200th Birthday
Today, the world is celebrating the 200th birthday of composer Robert Schumann. We know him as a great composer, perhaps the most Romantic of all the Romantic composers. But early in his life, he wandered a bit. He tried writing, he tried going to law school, he tried being a pianist - all before ultimately settling on composing. Our show is all-Schumann today, including a performance of his rarely-played Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra, in a classic recording by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Plus, one of his unfinished symphonies, performed by conductor Roberto Abbado and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Robert Schumann
Third movement from Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Jonathan Biss, piano
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Robert Schumann
First movement from Carnaval, Op. 9
The Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
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Robert Schumann
Excerpts from Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone, Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Robert Schumann
Konzertstuck in F for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86
Dale Clevenger, Richard Oldberg, Thomas Howell, and Norman Schweikert, horns, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Chicago
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Robert Schumann
Carnival in Vienna, Op. 26
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Ordway Center, St. Paul
hour 2
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Robert Schumann
Second movement from Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, conductor
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Robert Schumann
Novelette, Op. 21, No. 5
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Royal Castle, Warsaw, Poland
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Robert Schumann
Symphony in G Minor (Zwickau)
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Roberto Abbado, conductor
Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
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Robert Schumann
Talismane, Op. 141, No. 4
The St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong, conductor
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
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Robert Schumann
Six Etudes in Canon Form, Op.56
The Weilerstein Trio
Jordan Hall, Boston
