After the pain of a broken heart, some people reach for self-help books to feel better. Not composer Hector Berlioz. Instead, he became obsessed with novels about...pirates. On Wednesday's Performance Today, we'll hear his "Corsaire Overture", a piece inspired by Berlioz's fascination with pirates.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21
American Academy of Conducting at Aspen; Nicolas Ellis, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestants are Nancy Parton and Bruce Morebello from San Diego, CA
Sergei Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92
Escher String Quartet
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio, Lincoln Center, NY
Hour 2
Isaac Albeniz: Selections from Suite Espanola, Op. 47: Movements 3, 5, 7
Angela Hewitt, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Leo Janacek: Suite for String Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
Musikfest Berlin, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Claude Debussy (trans. Gustave Samazcuilh): Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Emma Resmini, flute; Bora Lee, piano
New York Flute Club, Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York, NY
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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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