This weekend, a performance of a suite from Manuel de Falla's ballet, "The Three-Cornered Hat," by the New York Philharmonic. There were two advantages to having Pablo Picasso working on the premiere for the ballet in 1919. The first was having him paint the stage curtain with a swirling bullfight scene, in a way only Picasso could do. The second happened at a party following the opening of the ballet. Picasso grabbed a pencil and drew a celebratory laurel wreath on de Falla's bald head. Plus, composer Bruce Adolphe, who earns his laurel wreath each and every week with his Piano Puzzlers.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Manuel de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Richard Wagner: Entry and Arrival of the Guests, from Tannhauser
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Betty Sekhri from Kensington, Maryland
Manuel de Falla: Suite No. 2 from the Three-Cornered Hat
The New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
Alberto Ginastera: Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a
The New York Philharmonic, David Robertson, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 7, No. 3, and Mazurka in B-flat, Op. 17, No. 1
Richard Goode, piano
Pablo de Sarasate: Habanera from Spanish Dances, Op. 21, No. 2
Benjamin Beilman, violin, Francis Perron, piano
Montreal International Music Competition, Montreal, Quebec
Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
George Li, piano, the Cleveland Orchestra, Jahja Ling, conductor
Cooper International Competition, Cleveland
Antonio Vivaldi: Second movement from Concerto in G for 2 Mandolins, RV 532
Paolo Ciociola and Nicola Granillo, violins, Interpreti Veneziani
Camelback Bible Church, Phoenix
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