Three musical heroes make an appearance today. Lohengrin was the mysterious knight of the Holy Grail, who rescued a damsel by riding in a boat drawn by swans. We'll hear the prelude to Act III of Wagner's "Lohengrin." Don Quixote was the mad anti-hero who tilted at windmills and waged war against armies of sheep. Georg Philipp Telemann brought him to life in a suite for strings, performed at New Mexico's Music from Angel Fire. And finally, the hero of the bullfight, the torero. The Jupiter String Quartet plays Joaquin Turina's "Bullfighter's Prayer" at Music@Menlo. Plus, pianist Paul Lewis playing Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto at the Proms, and the hero of the Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Robert Schumann: Romance No. 2 in F-sharp, Op. 28
Thomas Lorango, piano
Richard Wagner: Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Georg Philipp Telemann: His Attack on the Windmills, from Don Quixote Suite
Musicians from Music from Angel Fire
Music from Angel Fire, Taos, New Mexico
Joaquin Turina: La Oracion del Torero
The Jupiter String Quartet
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Stephen Herschkorn from Highland Park, New Jersey
Robert Schumann: Introduction and Allegro Appassionato in G, Op. 92
Finghin Collins, piano, the BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Hour 2
Albert Roussel: Gigue from Suite in F
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stephane Deneve, conductor
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Excerpt from English Folk Song Suite
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
Bela Bartok: Homage to Johann Sebastian Bach, from Mikrokosmos, Book 3, BB 105
Donald Berman, piano
An Appalachian Summer Festival, Boone, North Carolina
Johann Sebastian Bach: Gigue from Partita No. 3 in E for Violin
Gil Morgenstern, violin, Donald Berman, piano
An Appalachian Summer Festival, Boone, North Carolina
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 (Emperor)
Paul Lewis, piano, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stephane Deneve, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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