It took Johannes Brahms nearly 20 years to complete his first symphony, in part because he was intimidated by Beethoven's symphonies. After rave reviews, Brahms confidently finished his second symphony in less than a year. On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear the San Francisco Symphony perform Johannes Brahms's Symphony No. 2.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber: Movement 4
San Francisco Symphony; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler
London 421523
Franz Schubert: String Trio in B flat, D. 471
New York Principals: Sheryl Staples, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello
Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL
Frederic Chopin: Etude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
The Cliburn, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX
Frederic Chopin: Waltz No. 5 in A-flat Major, Op. 42
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
The Cliburn, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX
This week's contestant is Sara Tillotson from Tulsa, OK
Piano Puzzler
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73: Movements 3 & 4
San Francisco Symphony; Susanna Malkki, conductor
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Hour 2
Johannes Brahms: Ballade No. 1
Canadian Brass
7415
Brahms on Brass
Opening Day
Camille Saint-Saens (arr. Eugene Ysaye): Etude en form du valse, Op. 52, No. 6
Aleksey Semenenko, violin; Inna Firsova, piano
Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Anthony Holborne (arr. Fred Mills): Muy Linda
Canadian Brass
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Leroy Anderson: Bugler's Holiday
Canadian Brass
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
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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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