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August 1, 2011
Beethoven in Love
Beethoven at 45 was a confirmed bachelor. Hard to know how much was by choice, and how much by circumstance. Turns out, he did have his eye on someone. Beethoven didn't say who she was, but left behind a set of love songs to his "Distant Beloved." We'll hear them, from a concert in distant Sydney, Australia. Plus, Beethoven's Triple Concerto from the Proms in London.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Franz Schubert
The Bee
Renaud Capucon, violin, Jerome Ducros, piano
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Valse Sentimentale
Renaud Capucon, violin, Jerome Ducros, piano
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Alexander Glazunov
Scherzo from Saxophone Quartet, Op. 109
The Amstel Saxophone Quartet
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Edvard Grieg
Elves' Dance
Michala Petri, recorder, Lars Hannibal, guitar
Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Winona, Minnesota
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Domenico Scarlatti
Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, K. 11, L. 352, P. 67
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto in C for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 56 (Triple Concerto)
Frank Braley, piano, Renaud Capucon, violin, Gautier Capucon, cello, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Third movement from Quintet in C for Flute and Strings, K. 358
Robert Stallman, flute, the Martinu Quartet
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Niccolo Paganini
Variations on One String (Moses Fantasy)
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello, Noreen Polera, piano
Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Viola Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029
Hsin Yun Huang, viola, Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Quartet in G, K. 285a
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute, Daniel Phillips, violin, Barry Shiffman, viola, Chris Costanza, cello
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
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Ludwig van Beethoven
An die Ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved), Op. 98
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, baritone, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti, conductor
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
