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September 6, 2010
Jessye Norman, Majestic in Any Style
Soprano Jessye Norman is legendary for her operatic roles, but she grew up listening to (and loving) all kinds of music: jazz, blues, spirituals, the great American songbook. She performed recently in Berlin with a small jazz ensemble, and that concert is now a 2-CD set -- "Roots: My Life, My Music." PT host Fred Child talks with Jessye Norman about her earliest musical memories, and about the hidden meaning in spirituals. We'll sample highlights from her Berlin concert recording. And we'll hear from Norman's exquisite 1982 performance of the heartbreakingly beautiful "Four Last Songs" by Richard Strauss.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Franz Schubert
Ganymed, Op. 19, No. 3, D. 544
Jessye Norman, soprano, Phillip Moll, piano
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Duke Ellington and Bob Russell
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Jessye Norman, soprano
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Richard Strauss
Excerpt from Four Last Songs
Jessye Norman, soprano, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor
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Richard Strauss
Excerpts from Ein Heldenleben
The Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Mark O'Connor
Caprice No. 3 in A
Mark O'Connor, violin
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Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Brooklyn Rider
Minnesota State Fair, Falcon Heights, Minnesota
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Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
The Academy Festival Orchestra, Larry Rachleff, conductor
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, California
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Mark O'Connor
Caprice No. 2
Mark O'Connor, violin
Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland
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Mark O'Connor
Fanfare for the Volunteer
Mark O'Connor, violin, The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Klauspeter Seibel, conductor
Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Mark O'Connor
Appalachia Waltz
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Edgar Meyer, bass; Mark O'Connor, violin
