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October 1, 2012
Darkness and Light
British pianist Imogen Cooper is known for the beauty and emotional depth of her playing. She's especially admired for her interpretations of Schubert, Beethoven, and Mozart. In today's show, she plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, in concert in Newcastle, England. Bright and sunny outer movements shelter a wonderfully dark, tragic slow movement at its core. Cooper gives both darkness and light their due, in a performance with Thomas Zehetmair and the Northern Sinfonia.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Felix Mendelssohn
Third movement from String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
The Juilliard String Quartet
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Johann Strauss, Sr.
Philomel's Waltz, Op. 82
The Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti, conductor
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Finale from String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130
The Juilliard String Quartet
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488
Imogen Cooper, piano, the Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
The Sage Gateshead, Newcastle, England
hour 2
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Ambroise Thomas
Connais-tu le Pays, from Mignon
Sol Gabetta, cello, the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, conductor
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Gaspar Fernandes
Tururu Farara con Son
The Rose Ensemble, Piffaro, Jordan Sramek, director
Nativity Church, St. Paul
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Carlos Chavez
Piece No. 3, from Three Pieces for Guitar.
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Allemande and Corrente from Flute Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013
Bolette Roed, recorder
Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland
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Samuel Barber
Cello Concerto, Op. 22
Sol Gabetta, cello, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Juraj Valcuha, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
