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September 23, 2010
Finnish Sisu
There's a word in the Finnish language called "sisu." It means a sort of grim determination in the face of adversity. Those who know the Finnish culture and personality say they're infused through-and-through with sisu. In today's show, Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen leading the New Zealand Symphony in the Third Symphony by fellow Finn Jean Sibelius. And a piece that Sibelius called festive, his Andante Festivo. But it's the kind of festive that only a Finn with a whole lot of sisu could have written.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Isaac Albeniz
Sevilla
Paul Bisaccia, piano
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Anonymous
Balletti di Venezia
Ensemble Caprice
Town Hall, Seattle
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Isaac Albeniz
Murmurs of the Cove
Stefano Grondona, guitar
Academic Hall, Vatican City
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Sergei Prokofiev
Two movements from Sarcasms, Op. 17
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
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Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
The Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Orebro, Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Joseph Haydn
Divertimento in E-flat for Horn, Violin, and Cello, Hob. XLV
Erik Ralske, horn, Catherine Cho, violin, Eileen Moon, cello
Kosciuszko Foundation, New York City
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Igor Stravinsky
Scherzo from Divertimento for Violin and Piano
Ida Kavafian, violin, Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 3 in C, Op. 52
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen, conductor
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
