"Good composers borrow, great composers steal." That quote is often attributed to Igor Stravinsky, one of the most original composers of the 20th century. Even when Stravinsky pilfered musical ideas, though, he made them very much his own. When Stravinsky wrote ballet music in 1919, he lifted tunes from about two centuries earlier, but tweaked them enough to put his own stamp on them. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear the result: The Pulcinella Suite by Igor Stravinsky from a concert in Cologne, Germany.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alexander Scriabin: Two Etudes: Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 1; Etude in F sharp minor, Op. 42, No. 2
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute, K 620
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Alex Theater, Los Angeles, CA
The Piano Puzzler
Chris W. from Santa Monica, CA
Alexander Scriabin: Le Poeme de l'Extase, Op. 54, "Symphony No. 4"
Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Philharmonic Hall, Liege
Hour 2
Igor Stravinsky: Scherzo a la russe
Russian National Orchestra; Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Paul Schoenfeld: Six Improvisations on Hassidic Melodies for Flute and Piano: 5. Nigun- Melody; 6. Rikud-dance
Carol Wincenc, flute Stephen Gosling, piano
Merkin Concert Hall, New York City, NY
Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: 1. Sinfonia; 2. Serenata; 3. Scherzino; 4. Tarantella; 5. Toccata; 6.Gavotta; 7.Vivo; 8. Minuetto - Finale
WDR Symphony Orchestra; Howard Griffiths, conductor
Broadcasting House, Cologne
Richard Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
Lorenza Borrani, violin; Daniel Hope, violin; Carla Maria Rodrigues, viola; Philip Dukes, viola; Keith Robinson, cello; Jonathan Cohen, cello
Savannah Music Festival; Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, Georgia
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