In a recent concert in Vienna, pianist Yefim Bronfman was set to perform a Bartok piano concerto. There was a bit of a problem, what could be a significant problem for a pianist... he'd just gotten a bad cut on his finger. A polished professional, Bronfman insisted on going through with the performance, despite the pain and continued bleeding. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear Bronfman give a less sticky performance of Bela Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 3, with the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Valery Gergiev.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alan Hovhaness: Spirit of Trees, Sonata for Harp and Guitar (select movements)
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; David Leisner, guitar
Music of Alan Hovhaness
Telarc 80530
Johannes Brahms: Ballades Op. 10: Movements 3-4
Vladimir Feltsman, piano
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO
Alan Hovhaness: Prayer of Saint Gregory
Kevin Cobb, trumpet; Frank Almond, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: Movements 2-4
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; David Robertson, conductor
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
**Classical Live - available on Google Play**
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major Op.25: Movement 1
London Symphony Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
4757655
The Complete Symphonies
Philips
Faustin & Maurice Jeanjean: Quartet for saxophones
Equus Saxophone Quartet
Classical KING FM 98.1, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
Jean-Marie Leclair: Ouverture II in D Major, Op. 13
REBEL Ensemble for Baroque Music
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Bela Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Major, Sz. 119
Yefim Bronfman, piano; London Symphony Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ
**Classical Live - available on Google Play**
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