Twenty-five talented pianists competed in this year's National Chopin Piano Competition in Miami. On Thursday's Performance Today, we'll hear dazzling performances from three of the contestants. Plus, a half hour of music that took Mozart four days to write -- his Symphony No. 36.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture from Cosi fan tutte
Berlin Philharmonic; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte - Highlights
Erato 94821
Aaron Jay Kernis: Too Hot Toccata
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2
Eric Zuber, piano
Ninth National Chopin Piano Competition, Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Miami, FL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425 "Linz"
Swiss Italian Orchestra; Juraj Valcuha, conductor
Stelio Molo Auditorium, Lugano, Switzerland
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Prelude No. 2 & 4
Pieter Wispelwey, cello; Dejan Lazic, piano
Chopin, Cello Waltzes, vol.1 Pieter Wispelwey
Channel Classics 16298
Jean Sibelius: The Bard
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Frederic Chopin: Tarantella in A-flat Major, Op. 43
Alex Beyer, piano
Ninth National Chopin Piano Competition, Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Miami, FL
Frederic Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 24: 4. Mazurka in B-flat minor
George Li, piano
Ninth National Chopin Piano Competition, Miami-Dade County Auditorium, Miami, FL
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4
Erin Keefe, violin; Stephen Rose, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; Virginia Barron, viola; David Ying, cello; Bion Tsang, cello
The Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
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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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