At the age of 34, Richard Strauss wrote a symphony in celebration of a hero. That hero was... Richard Strauss. He said "I don't see why I should not compose a symphony about myself; I find myself as interesting as Napoleon." The Orchestre of Paris plays "Ein Heldenleben - A Hero's Life" by Richard Strauss on the Thursday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue No. 21 in B flat major
Jenny Lin, piano
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues
Hanssler 98530
Alexander Glazunov: Five Novelettes: Nos. 2 & 5
Mikhail Shmidt, violin; Kwanbin Park, violin; Mara Gearman, viola; Kevin Krentz, cello
Classical KING FM 98.1, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7, Op. 108
Steven Copes, violin; Brandon Garbot, violin; Caitlin Lynch, viola; Ray Kim, cello
Festival Mozaic, Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, Movements 5 & 6
Orchestre de Paris; Daniel Harding, conductor
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
**Classical Live - available on Google Play**
Hour 2
Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo in B minor, No. 1, Op. 119, No. 1
Joyce Yang, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society (Live)
MPR 091108
Leos Janacek: Pohadka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano
Keith Robinson, cello; Hyeyeon Park, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA
Alberto Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2
Joyce Yang, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall Seattle, WA
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Michael Ludwig, violin; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo NY
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