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May 9, 2012
Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F
George Gershwin had it all: talent, looks, charisma, spiffy art deco apartment on Riverside Drive with the grand piano, the parties, the Isamo Noguchi bust of himself. And, of course, a melodic gift that escaped the theatre and lived in memory. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear one of George Gershwin's influential forays into the concert hall, played by an equally charismatic pianist from Quebec. Alain Lefevre plays George Gershwin's Concerto in F.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Astor Piazzolla
Ave Maria
Maya Beiser, cello, Anthony de Mare, piano
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Johann Sebastian Bach (Arranged by Max Reger)
Two Bourrees in A Minor, BWV 807, from Reger's Suite for Orchestra in G Minor
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Alastair Willis, conductor
Church of St. John the Divine, Houston
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Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Church of St. John The Divine, Houston
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Keith Weber from Houston, Texas
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Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 78
Anthony Marwood, violin, Aleksandar Madzar, piano
Wigmore Hall, London, England
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William Boyce
Symphony in A, Op. 2, No. 2 (Birthday)
Tempesta di Mare
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
hour 2
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George Gershwin
Prelude No. 1, from Three Preludes
The Eroica Trio
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Antonio Vivaldi
Sinfonia, from Dorilla in Tempe, RV 709
The Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin, Georg Kallweit, violin and leader
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Bolette Roed
Improvisation
Bolette Roed, recorder
Music in Paradise Festival, Paradyz, Poland
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George Gershwin
Concerto in F
Alain Lefevre, piano, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Brock, conductor
Wilfrid-Pelletier Hall, Montreal, Quebec
