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October 12, 2012
The Resurrection Symphony
If you remember the comic science fiction series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," you know that the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is 42. Gustav Mahler asked himself that very same question, and came up with a slightly different answer. His response? A massive symphony known as the Resurrection Symphony, which addresses questions of life and death and what might lie beyond death. We'll hear highlights from a concert by Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Gustav Mahler
When my Love Becomes a Bride, from Songs of a Wayfarer
Thomas Hampson, baritone, the Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
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Gabriel Faure
Clair de Lune
Gil Shaham, violin, Akira Eguchi, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Claude Debussy
Epigraphes Antiques No. 6 for Four Hands
Jeffrey Kahane and Wu Han, piano
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
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Gustav Mahler
Two movements from Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection)
Miah Persson, soprano, Lilli Paasikivi, mezzo-soprano, the New York Philharmonic, New York Choral Artists, Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
hour 2
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Johann Neruda
Vivace from Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, conductor
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Ennio Morricone
Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
Ekachai Jearakul, guitar
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York
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Erik Satie
Gnossienne No. 6
Andreas Borregaard, accordion
Mazovia Goes Baroque, Warsaw, Poland
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Maria Schneider
Prologue and Souvenir, from Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories
Dawn Upshaw, soprano, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conductor
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Nadia Boulanger
Three pieces for Cello and Piano
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello, Jose Gallardo, piano
Lucerne Summer Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Philippe Gaubert
Les Chants de la Mer (Songs of the Sea)
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
