It's a story of revenge. King Frederick the Great tried to humiliate Johann Sebastian Bach by giving him an awkward tune and asking him to improvise around it. The king was good, but Bach was great. The story and Bach's revenge, played by the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Thursday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op 3 No. 11, RV 565: Movement 3-4
Daniel Hope, violin; Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Daniel Hope plays Vivaldi
DG 4777463
Edward Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82
Nicola Benedetti, violin; Alexei Grynyuk, piano
Concert Hall, Danish Radio Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Anton Webern): Fuga (Ricercata) a 6 voci, from 'Musical Offering' BWV 1079
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in F Minor. "L'Inverno" from The Four Seasons
Red Priest: Piers Adams, recorders; David Greenberg, violin; Angela East, cello; David Wright, harpsichord
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Hour 2
Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata K475 in E flat Major, Allegrissimo
Andras Schiff, piano
Scarlatti Keyboard Sonatas
London 421422
Domenico Scarlatti / Gabriel Pierne: Three Pieces: Presto giocoso, Andante, Scherzo
Italian Saxophone Quartet
Beaches Fine Arts Jacksonville, St. Paul's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Juha Pohjonen, piano; The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Francois Dompierre: Pavane
New Orford Quartet
Flagler Museum Music Series, Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
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