In 1960, Maurizio Pollini won the top prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition. More than half a century later, Pollini hasn't lost his love for Chopin's music. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll drop in on a concert in Lucerne, Switzerland to hear Pollini perform Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1. Bruce Adolphe joins us as well, with this week's Piano Puzzler.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Igor Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo
Antony Pay, clarinet
Stravinsky: Divertimento/Suites 1 & 2
London/Decca 417114
Franz Schubert: String Quartet in C minor, D.703 "Quartettsatz:" 1. Allegro assai; 2. Andante (fragment)
Parker Quartet
The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Christina Stone from Houston, TX
Igor Stravinsky: Octet
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Edo de Waart, conductor
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul, MN
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Berceuse in d-flat Major, Op. 57
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Chopin: 4 Scherzi, Berceuse, Barcarolle
DG 431623
Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105: 3. Lento e molto cantabil; 4. Allegro non troppo
Daedalus Quartet
Virginia Arts Festival, Ohef Sholom Temple, Norfolk, VA
Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11: 2. Romance; 3. Largetto and Rondo
Maurizio Pollini, piano; Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor
Lucerne Festival, Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland
Seth Boustead: Three for Zhou B: 3. Group Dance
Palomar Ensemble
Access Contemporary Music Thirsty Ear Music Festival, Chicago, IL
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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.
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