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July 25, 2012
The Eye of the Storm
Gustav Mahler's massive Fifth Symphony rages on for over an hour. But in the middle of that storm, there's a 10-minute oasis of calm. The Adagietto from Mahler's Fifth has been used for everything from funerals for heads of state to Olympic skating routines. Most people hear it as an outpouring of grief, but some say there's much more to it than that. In today's show, the story behind Mahler's Adagietto and a performance by the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Nino Rota
Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Bettine Clemen, flute, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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Francois Dompierre
Les Beautes du Diable (the Devil's Beauties)
The Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, Robert Manno, conductor
Windham Chamber Music Festival, Windham, New York
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Ennio Morricone
Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
Ekachai Jearakul, guitar
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Ruth Eldredge from Provo, Utah
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Nino Rota
La Strada Suite
The Berlin Philharmonic, Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany
hour 2
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Adagio from Triple Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1044
Richard Tognetti, violin and leader, Alison Mitchell, flute, Angela Hewitt, piano, the Australian Chamber Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Third movement from Symphony No. 31 in D, K. 297 (Paris)
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Septet in D Minor, Op. 74
Musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Alice Tully Hall, New York City
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Gustav Mahler
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
The Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti, violin and leader
Leighton Concert Hall, South Bend, Indiana
