Richard Strauss knew horns. His father Franz was among the great horn players of the day and he often listened to his father rehearse and perform. When Richard Strauss was 18 years old, he wrote a concerto for his father--and exceptionally difficult concerto, no less. On Thursday's Performance Today we'll hear Philip Myers take the solo role with the New York Philharmonic in a performance of a horn concerto for dad.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Clara Schumann: Two Lieder from "Liebesfruhling Er ist gekommen" Op.12 No.2 and "Warum willst du and're fragen" Op.12 No.11
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzzo; Helene Grimaud, piano
Richard Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major, Op. 11
Philip Myers, horn; New York Philharmonic; Lorin Maazel, conductor
Avery Fischer Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Francois Couperin: Concerto No. 10 in A minor, from Les Gouts Reunis
Gwyn Roberts, recorder; Tempesta di Mare; Richard Stone and Gwyn Roberts, artistic directors
Arch Street Meeting House, Philadelphia, PA
Alessandro Marcello: Trumpet Concerto in D minor
Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet; Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Andrew Manze, conductor
Stage 2, Norwegian Opera House, Oslo, Norway
Igor Stravinsky: Etudes (4) for piano, Op. 7 - 3. Andantino in E minor
Andrea Lam, piano
Van Cliburn Piano Competition 2009, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX
Clara Schumann: Mazurka from Soirees musicales, Op. 6
Di Wu, piano
Van Cliburn Piano Competition 2009, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX
Hour 2
Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 57 in F Major, Hob. XVI/47 - I. Moderato
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos in d minor, FP 61
Martha Argerich and Alexander Gurning, pianos; Orchestra della Svizzera italiana; Erasmo Capilla, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante and Five Variations in G Major for piano four hands, K. 501
Martha Argerich, Akane Sakai, piano
Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo in A minor, Op. 81 No. 2
Pacifica Quartet: Simin Ganatra, violin; Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin; Masumi Per Rostad, viola: Brandon Vamos, cello
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, California
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Semperoper, Dresden, Germany
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