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August 24, 2012
The Sound of Evolution
Evolutionary theory holds that life evolves from the simple to the complex. Over the course of eons, new life forms weave in and, more often than not, out of existence. Composer Fung Lam knew this when he wrote his new piece for orchestra, "Endless Forms." The title is a quote from Charles Darwin. Lam creates a number of musical ideas, some of which don't survive. Others, he says, "blossom into very different and contrasting creatures." We'll hear the world premiere, 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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Giuseppe Verdi
Waltz in F
Edoardo Farina, piano, I Solisti Italiani
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Hermann Schulenburg
Puszta-Marchen (Gypsy Romance and Czardas)
Wu Han, piano, Paul Neubauer, viola
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor, WoO1
Wu Han and Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
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Richard Wagner
Prelude to Tristan und Isolde
The BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Giuseppe Verdi
String Quartet in E Minor
The Leipzig String Quartet
hour 2
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906
Angela Hewitt, piano
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Claude Debussy
Danse Sacree et Danse Profane
Ida Aubert Bang, harp, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tonnesen, violin and leader
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Flourish
The National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain, James Gourlay, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Fung Lam
Endless Forms
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049
Alexander Barantschik, violin and leader, Tim Day and Robin McKee, flutes, the San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
