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September 23, 2011
The Dance of Death
Most people have at least a little respect for death. Not Franz Liszt. He took the Dies Irae, a chant from the medieval mass for the dead, and turned it into bombastic 15-minute piece for piano and orchestra. In effect giving death a slap in the face. We'll hear Liszt's Totentanz, the Dance of Death, ironically from a concert celebrating his 200th birthday.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Maurice Ravel
Danse Generale from Daphnis and Chloe
The New York Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez, conductor
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Gigue from Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008
The Amstel Saxophone Quartet
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The Art of Practice, with David Grossman
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K. 364/320d
Glenn Dicterow, violin, Cynthia Phelps, viola, the New York Philharmonic, Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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Alexander Agricola
Je nay Dueul
Piffaro
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
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Loyset Compere
Tant ha bon Oeuil
Piffaro
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
hour 2
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Antonin Dvorak
Legend No. 5, Op. 50
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer, conductor
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Richard Wagner
Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Laurie Anderson
Flow
The Kronos Quartet
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, Maryland
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Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, RV 28
Ramon Ortega Quero, oboe, Olga Watts, harpsichord
Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Erno Dohnanyi
Presto from Symphonic Minutes, Op. 36
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer, conductor
Singel Concert Hall, Antwerp, Belgium
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Franz Liszt
Totentanz, S525/R188
Dejan Lazic, piano, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
