He may be young, but he plays with tremendous poise and confidence; so much so that he's been called the Boy Lord of the Piano. On Monday's Performance Today, we'll hear 23-year-old English pianist Benjamin Grosvenor in concert.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Enrique Granados: Three Poetic Waltzes
Xuefei Yang, guitar
Xuefei Yang: 40 Degrees North
EMI 6322
Mieczyslaw Karlowicz: The White Dove, Op. 6
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Enrique Granados: Three Pieces from Goyescas: 1. Quejas, o la maja y el ruisenor; 2. El amor y la muerte; 3. El Pelele
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Ferrer Ferran: Euterpe, Concertino for Flute and Wind Band
Otavio Bloes, flute; State Symphonic Band of Sao Paulo; Shawn Smith, conductor
Instituto Pensarte, Sala Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hour 2
Georg Philipp Telemann: Paris Quartet No. 6: 6. Modere
Wilbert Hazelzet, flute; Trio Sonnerie
Telemann: The Six Paris Quartets
Virgin 91450
Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Oboe in E Minor, TWV 51:e
James Austin Smith, oboe; Geoff Nuttall and Livia Sohn, violins; Gabriela Diaz, viola; David Ying, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord; Geoff Nuttall, conductor
Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC
Charles Ives (arr. The Westerlies): Songs my Mother Taught Me
The Westerlies
Second Inversion, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
Antonin Dvorak: Serenade in E, Op. 22
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Willi Zimmerman, concertmaster
Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
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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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