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July 5, 2010
Fellner plays Beethoven
The young Austrian pianist Till Fellner suffered a debilitating case of tinnitus (a hearing disorder) in 2005. It almost ended his career. But with medical help, he came back, playing even more beautifully than before. Two hundred years earlier, another young German-speaking pianist was devastated when he began losing his hearing. There was no medical cure for him, and Ludwig van Beethoven lived out the rest of his life in silence. In today's show, Fellner plays a Beethoven sonata, from a concert last month in London.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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George Frideric Handel
Passacaille from Radamisto
The Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin
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Andre Previn
Jaunty, from Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
The Poulenc Trio
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109
Till Fellner, piano
Wigmore Hall, London, England
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo
Georg Kallweit and Midori Seiler, violins, the Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin
Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal, Quebec
hour 2
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Paul Bowles
Excerpts from Four Miniatures for Piano
Irene Herrmann, piano
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Joseph Haydn
Trio in G for Mandolin, Viola, and Cello
Chris Thile, mandolin, Paul Neubauer, viola, Fred Sherry, cello
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, Oregon
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Paul Bowles
Blue Mountain Ballads
Thomas Hampson, baritone, Craig Rutenberg, piano
Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Winona, Minnesota
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Robert Manno
Excerpt from Three Scenes from the Mountains
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute, Alan R. Kay, clarinet, the Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, Robert Manno, conductor
Doctorow Center for the Arts, Hunter, New York
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Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Jose Maria Gallardo del Rey, guitar, the Spanish National Orchestra, Josep Pons, conductor
Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain
