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August 30, 2011
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. His style, though, 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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Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegro from Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 12
Jorja Fleezanis, violin, Cyril Huve, piano
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Anton Arensky
Chant Triste
Jamie Walton, cello, Daniel Greenwood, piano
Wigmore Hall, London, England
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Johannes Brahms
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51
The American String Project
Benaroya Hall, Seattle
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Traditional (Arranged by Andrew Smith)
I Mine Kate Ungdomsdagar
Trio Mediaeval
Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota
hour 2
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Andre Mathieu
Lullaby and Lament
The Tuscon Symphony Orchestra, George Hanson, conductor
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Firminius Caron
Helas que pora Advenire
Musica Antiqua of London
Early Music Days Festival, Herne, Germany
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Bartolomeo Tromboncino
Or Che Son di Pregion
Clare Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano, Musica Antiqua of London
Early Music Days Festival, Herne, Germany
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Andre Mathieu
Piano Concerto No. 4 in E Minor
Alain Lefevre, piano, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, George Hanson, conductor
Tucson Music Hall, Tucson, Arizona
