In 1825, Ludwig van Beethoven got terribly sick. For a month, all he could do was lie miserably in bed. He began to think that he may not survive the illness. Beethoven recovered, and, so grateful for the gift of life, he expressed his gratitude in music. Hear the Pacifica Quartet play Beethoven's heartfelt "thank-you", his String Quartet No. 15, on Tuesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Bela Bartok: Hungarian Folk Tunes
Paul Galbraith, 8-string guitar
In Every Lake the Moon Shines Full
Delos 3236
Bela Bartok: Romanian Dances Sz. 68, BB 76
Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra; Robert Manno, conductor
Windham Chamber Music Festival, Windham Civic Centre Concert Hall, Windham, NY
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: Movements 3-5
Pacifica Quartet
Aspen Music Festical and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO
Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat major for Piano, Violin and Cello D 897
Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Peter Wiley, cello
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Folk Dance from Romeo and Juliet
Cincinnati Symphony; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Complete Suites from the Ballet Music
Telarc 80597
Franz Schubert: Rondo in A major for Violin and String Quartet, D. 438
Danbi Um, violin; Erin Keefe, violin; Ying Fu, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Mihai Marica, cello
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Philip Glass: Closing
Grand Band: Vicky Chow, piano; David Friend, piano; Paul Kerekes, piano; Blair McMillen, piano; Lisa Moore, piano; Isabelle O'Connell, piano
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Dalton Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: Movements 3 & 4
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
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