Where does genius come from? Sometimes, it seems to be a combination of nature and nurture. Mozart was a child prodigy who grew up in an intensely musical family. The only thing astonishing about his talent was its magnitude. Then there are great musicians who seem to spring from out of nowhere. Pianist Rudolph Buchbinder was a child prodigy who was raised in a non-musical household, a place where the family piano was nothing more than a piece of furniture. In today's show, Buchbinder plays a Mozart concerto, from a concert in Madrid.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo from Concerto in B-flat for Bassoon and Orchestra, K 191
Benjamin Kamins, bassoon, the Houston Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Eero Grundstrom: Pitchfork
Pekka Kuusisto, violin, Milla Viljamaa, harmonium
Royal Dublin Society Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Joseph Haydn: Presto from Trio in G for Mandolin, Viola and Cello
Chris Thile, mandolin, Paul Neubauer, viola, Fred Sherry, cello
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, Oregon
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Betty Sekhri from Kensington, Maryland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano, the Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra, Manuel Hernandez Silva, conductor
Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain
Hour 2
Antonin Dvorak: Bagatelle No. 5, Op. 47
The National Chamber Players, Lowell Graham, conductor
Johann Strauss, Jr.: The Express Mail Polka
The Vienna Philharmonic, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
The Nashville Symphony, Gunther Herbig, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville
Toru Takemitsu: Wings
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet, Mika Yoshida, marimba
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts
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