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August 27, 2012
Reinventing Herself
The average worker in this country changes careers 3 to 5 times over the course of lifetime. Musicians tend to be far below that average. With the intense amount of time and energy invested in getting a job, few are inclined to walk away from it. But it's not unheard of. In today's show, the story of cellist Susanna Malkki, who gave up a big orchestra job and became conductor Susanna Malkki. She leads a performance of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" from a concert in London.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Bedrich Smetana
The Dance of the Villagers, from the Bartered Bride
The London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon, conductor
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Rodion Shchedrin
Humoreske
Denis Matsuev, piano
Verbier Festival and Academy, Verbier, Switzerland
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Francois Couperin
Allemande
Trio Settecento
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Largo, from Fantasy No. 1 in B flat, TWV 40:14
Komale Akakpo, hammered dulcimer
Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland
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Giuseppe Giamberti
Ballo di Mantova
Clematis, Leonardo Garcia-Alarcon, director and harpsichord
Roisin Summer Music Festival, Roisin, Belgium
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Bedrich Smetana
String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor (From My Life) (arranged for orchestra)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Joseph Haydn
Rondo from Piano Sonata No. 35 in A-flat, Hob. XVI:43
Emanuel Ax, piano
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Agustin Barrios
Third movement from La Catedral (the Cathedral)
Sharon Isbin, guitar
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Sergei Prokofiev
Suite No.1 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64bis
The Philharmonia Orchestra, Susanna Malkki, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Joseph Haydn
Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6
Emanuel Ax, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
