Violinist Rachel Podger was once told by her teacher that Baroque violin playing was only for those who can't play real violin. She didn't think much of that opinion. So she smiled and nodded at her teacher, and sneaked out and took Baroque violin lessons on the side. Podger has since become one of the great early music interpreters, and performs with London's Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in today's show. Podger is both soloist and conductor in a Haydn violin concerto. Plus, Day 2 of music and conversation with pianist Andras Schiff on Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Allegro from Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018
Rachel Podger, violin, Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
Alexander Scriabin: Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand Alone, Op. 9
Sara Daneshpour, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society, St. Paul
Sergei Prokofiev: Toccata, Op. 11
Sara Daneshpour, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society, St. Paul
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 6
Sara Daneshpour, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society, St. Paul
Joseph Haydn: Violin Concerto in C, Hob. Vlla:1
Rachel Podger, violin and leader, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
International Chamber Orchestra Festival, St. Paul
Antonin Dvorak: Adagio from String Quartet No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 34
The American String Project
Benaroya Hall, Seattle
Hour 2
Manuel de Falla: Excerpts from Suite Populaire Espagnole
Kim Kashkashian, viola, Charles Abramovic, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
Arvo Part: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
William Byrd: Agnus Dei, from Mass a 4
Stile Antico
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
Andras Schiff and the Well-Tempered Clavier, Part II: Andras Schiff and the Well-Tempered Clavier
Johann Sebastian Bach: Excerpts from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
Andras Schiff, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach: Excerpts from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Andras Schiff, piano
Manuel de Falla: The Miller's Dance, from the Three-Cornered Hat
Spanish Brass
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts
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