On Tuesday's Performance Today conductor, pianist and candid commentator Bill Eddins joins host Fred Child in the studio to take listeners on a tour of his favorite pieces of classical music. He talks about the unappreciated humor in Beethoven's symphonies, the sly keyboard prowess of Alicia de Larrocha, and reveals what he calls "the sexiest piece of classical music ever written."
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
George Enescu: Cantabile e Presto
Paula Robison, flute; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Ouverture III in C, Movements 1-6, 8 & 11
Tempesta di Mare
Church of Saint Martin in the Fields, Chestnut, Philadelphia, PA
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathetique: 1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - Andante - Allegro vivo; 4. Adagio lamentoso - Andante
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Hour 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Beethoven: Symphonies No. 4 and No. 5; "Egmont" Overture
Sony 47516
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet: 2. Assez vif
Emerson String Quartet
Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets
DG 427320
Enrique Granados: Goyescas: 3. Fandango by Candlelight
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Granados - Goyescas
EMI 64524
Lili Boulanger: Faust et Helene
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano; Bonaventura Bottone, tenor; Jason Howard, bass; BBC Philharmonic; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Lili Boulanger: Faust et Helene
Chandos 9745
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American Public Media’s Performance Today® is America’s most popular classical music radio program and a winner of the 2014 Gabriel Award for artistic achievement. The show is broadcast on hundreds of public radio stations across the country, including at 1 p.m. central weekdays on Minnesota Public Radio. More information about our stations can be found at APM Distribution.
Performance Today® features live concert recordings that can’t be heard anywhere else, highlights from new album releases, and in-studio performances and interviews. Performance Today® is based at the APM studios in St. Paul, Minnesota, but is frequently on the road, with special programs broadcast from festivals and public radio stations around the country. Also, each Wednesday, composer Bruce Adolphe joins host Fred Child for a classical musical game and listener favorite: the Piano Puzzler.
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