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July 8, 2011
The Canadian Mozart
Was he the most talented unknown composer of the 20th century? Some called him the "Canadian Mozart." Andre Mathieu was an astonishing prodigy as a composer and pianist. He played his own compositions at Carnegie Hall when he was 11. He beat the young Leonard Bernstein in a composition competition when he was 13. But he was also deeply troubled. He withdrew from public life before his 20s, and died, already forgotten, at age 39 in 1968. We'll hear the Tucson Symphony in concert, playing a set of Ballet Scenes by Andre Mathieu.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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John Adams
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
The City of Birmingham Symphony, Simon Rattle, conductor
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Joseph Haydn
Finale from String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 50, No.1
The Doric String Quartet
Wigmore Hall, London, England
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
The Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
hour 2
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Robert Schumann
Romance for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94
Allan Vogel, oboe, Bryan Pezzone, piano
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
Stone Flower
The Assad Brothers Guitar Duo
Travis Park United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas
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Andre Mathieu
Ballet Scenes
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra, George Hanson, conductor
Tucson Music Hall, Tucson, Arizona
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Tarik O'Regan
Maybe We Have Time
Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, director
St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas
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Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Allan Vogel, oboe, Marc Neikrug, piano
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico
