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July 28, 2010
This Summer: Applause Between Movements in London
Ah, the eternal question: to clap, or not to clap between movements? The debate has been rekindled at the BBC Proms in London this summer. Some audience members are applauding between movements without being shushed by their neighbors, and according to some observers, they're eliciting pleasure from musicians on stage. We'll hear two examples from concerts last week. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic played the first two movements from Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony, and got applause after both. Pianist Paul Lewis and the BBC Symphony got applause after the first and last movements of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. And feel free to clap for composer Bruce Adolphe, who has a brand new Piano Puzzler this week.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Darius Milhaud
Second movement from Scaramouche, Op. 165b
The Paratore Piano Duo
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Two movements from Manfred Symphony in B Minor, Op. 58
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Michael Kalm from Salt Lake City, Utah
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Bohuslav Martinu
First movement from Duo No. 2 in D for Violin and Cello
Frank Almond, violin, Debra Fayroian, cello
Chamber Music North, Traverse City, Michigan
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Vojislav Ivanovic
Circus Waltz
The Levante Guitar Duo
Kolarac Hall, Belgrade, Serbia
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Darius Milhaud
Third movement from Scaramouche, Op. 165b
The Paratore Piano Duo
Quirinale Palace, Rome, Italy
hour 2
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Edward Elgar
Elegy
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, conductor
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Reinhold Gliere
Two movements from Pieces for Violin and Cello, Op. 39
William Preucil, violin, Eric Kim, cello
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
Paul Lewis, piano, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Jacques Ibert
Homage to Mozart
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
