Where does genius come from? Sometimes, it seems to be a combination of nature and nurture. And yet, there are great musicians who seem to spring from out of nowhere. Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder was a child prodigy who was raised in a non-musical household, a place where the family piano was nothing more than a piece of furniture. In today's show, Buchbinder plays a Beethoven sonata, from a concert in Germany.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Autumn Song, from The Seasons
Moshe Hammer, violin, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello, William Tritt, piano
Franz Schubert: Am Tage aller Seelen (Litany for All Souls' Day), D. 343
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone, Llyr Williams, piano
Verbier Festival and Academy, Verbier, Switzerland
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 (Pathetique)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Hour 2
Joseph Haydn: Fourth Movement from Symphony No. 48 in C, Hob. I.48 (Maria Theresia)
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Semperoper, Dresden, Germany
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Excerpts from Dardanus
Le Concert d'Astree, Emmanuelle Haim, conductor
Theatre des Champs Elysees, Paris, France
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G, Hob. I:88
The New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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