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August 24, 2010
The Canadian Mozart
Most people have never heard of Canadian composer Andre Mathieu. Mathieu was a rising star in the 1930s and 1940s. But he led a troubled life, dropped out of the music scene, and died in obscurity in 1968. Some call him the Canadian Mozart, although his style is closer to Rachmaninoff, who called Mathieu a genius. On today's show, Alain Lefevre performs Mathieu's fourth piano concerto with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo from Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81
The Orion String Quartet with pianist Peter Serkin
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Frederic Chopin
Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
Pianist Yundi Li
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Four Fugues from "The Well-Tempered Clavier"
The Orion String Quartet
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Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
The Curtis Symphony Orchestra with conductor Christoph Eschenbach
Verizon Hall, Philadelphia
hour 2
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Andre Mathieu
"Lullaby" and "Lament"
The Tuscon Symphony Orchestra with conductor George Hanson
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Firminius Caron
"Helas que pora Advenire"
Mezzo-soprano Clare Wilkinson with Musica Antiqua of London
Tage Alter Musik, Herne, Germany
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Bartolomeo Tromboncino
"Or Che Son di Pregion"
Mezzo-soprano Clare Wilkinson with Musica Antiqua of London
Tage Alter Musik, Herne, Germany
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Andre Mathieu
Piano Concerto No. 4 in E Minor
Pianist Alain Lefevre with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and conductor George Hanson
Tucson Music Hall, Tucson, Arizona
