On Thursday's Performance Today, Fred Child is joined by a special co-host --violinist Hilary Hahn. Since her professional debut at age 16, Hilary Hahn has been counted as one of the very best classical violinists in the world. She's curated a special playlist for PT listeners that includes performances that influenced her as a young violinist and ones that she admires today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms: Seven Fantasies 1. Capriccio in D minor; 7. Capriccio in D minor
Richard Goode, piano
Richard Goode Plays Brahms
Nonesuch 79154
Camille Saint-Saens: Fantasie in A Major for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Kristin Lee, violin; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Music@Menlo, Menlo School, Atherton, CA
Igor Stravinsky: First Scene from The Fairy's Kiss
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
Tan Dun (arr. Bas Apswoude): 8 Memories in Watercolor: 5. Ancient Burial; 8. Sun Rain
Amstel Saxophone Quartet
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Hour 2
David Lang: light moving
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores
Deutsche Grammophon 19103
Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 63: 2. Andante assai
Isaac Stern, violin; Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Stern Ormandy
Sony 38525
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 In A, K. 219 3. Rondeau: Tempo di Menuett
Hilary Hahn, violin; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Hilary Hahn: Mozart 5, Vieuxtemps 4
Deutsche Grammophon 2269802
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Arthur Grumiaux, violin; Istvan Hajdu, piano
Favourite Violin Encores
Philips 446560
Samuel Barber: String Quartet Op. 11: 2. Molto adagio
Emerson String Quartet
The Emerson Encores
Deutsche Grammophon 471567
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