Music was a part of movies since before they even had sound. During the silent film era, pianists or organists would play along in the theater. From the 1930s on, Hollywood has known the value of music in supporting, and even sometimes creating a sense of emotion and drama. On Wednesday's Performance Today we'll sample powerful music from the movies. A symphony by Mozart that helped to create just the right sense of dread in the 1984 film 'Amadeus.' Music by Grieg, artfully adapted for the 2010 film 'The Social Network.' And Joshua Bell joins Fred Child to talk about a 21st-century violin concerto based on music John Corigliano wrote for the 1993 film 'The Red Violin.'
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Franz Liszt: Consolation No. 3
Van Cliburn, piano
Album: A Romantic Collection, RCA 60414
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 63 in C, Hob. I: 63 'La Roxelane' - II. Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini, conductor
Union Hall, Maribor, Slovenia
Piano Puzzler: Peter Sagal from Chicago, IL
Sergei Prokofiev: Visions fugitive - X. Ridicolosamente
John Lill, piano
Album: Prokofiev: The Piano Sonatas Vol. 1, ASV 753
Peter Tchaikovsky: June Barcarolle, from Le saisons, Op. 37b
Van Cliburn, piano
Album: Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Philips 456748
Claude Debussy: Danse
Fei-Fei Dong, piano
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 2013; Bass Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
Hour 2
Johnny Greenwood: Prospectors' Quartet from 'There Will Be Blood' soundtrack
Emperor Quartet
Album: 'There Will Be Blood' Soundtrack, Nonesuch 369020-2
Patrick Doyle: "What Players are They" from 'Hamlet'
Studio Orchestra; Robert Ziegler, conductor
John Corigliano: Concerto for "The Red Violin" (World Premiere Recording) - III. Andante Flautando; IV. Accelerando Finale
Joshua Bell, violin; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, cond.
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46 - 3. Anitra's Dance; 4. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Album: Grieg - Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, DG 410 026-2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in g minor, K. 183
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hans Graf, conductor
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St Paul, MN
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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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