Where is the line between classical and jazz? Pianist Stephen Prutsman has the highest credentials in both worlds, from Baroque to Bepop. Stephen Prutsman joins PT host Fred Child to talk music and improvise at the keyboard. Plus, our weekly 21st century spotlight is a daring work for solo trumpet and string orchestra from Scottish composer James MacMillan, on Friday's Performance Today, from APM.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Edward MacDowell: Presto giocoso from Piano Concerto No. 2 in d minor, Op. 22
Stephen Prustman, piano; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Arthur Fagen, conductor
MacDowell: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2
Naxos 8559049
Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival, Op. 9, Overture
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra; Shi-Yeon Sung, conductor
Salle Pleyel, Paris
Stephen Prutsman: Performance Chat with Stephen Prutsman - pieces performed: Shadows; Dog; Moonstone
Stephen Prutsman, pianist and composer
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio; American Public Media; St. Paul, Minnesota
Traditional, arr. Glenn Haynes: My Lord, What a Morning
New Century Saxophone Quartet: Michael Stephenson, soprano saxophone; Chris Hemingway, alto saxophone; Stephen Pollock, tenor saxophone; Connie Frigo, baritone saxophone
Rockport Chamber Music Festival; Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, Massachusetts
Hour 2
Gustav Holst: The Planets: Mercury, the Winged Messenger
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava); Adrian Leaper, conductor
Holst: The Planets; Suite de Ballet, Op. 10
Naxos 550193
George Frederic Handel (arr. Peter Bahman): Concerto for two cellos and orchestra, from Trio Sonata No. 16 in g minor, Op. 2 No. 8, HWV 393
Sandra Belic, cello; Nemanja Stankovic, cello Belgrade Strings; Denis Shapovalov conductor
Belgrade International Cello Festival; Atrium, National Museum, Belgrade
James McMillan: Seraph, for trumpet and strings (2010) 1. (untitled) 2. Adagio 3. Marcato e ritmico
Alison Balsom, trumpet; Basel Chamber Orchestra
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Philip Glass: Etoile polaire (North Star)
Bach Blend: Graeme Francis, vibes; Michelle Schumann, piano
Victoria Bach Festival; First United Methodist Church, Victoria, Texas
Samuel Barber: Night Flight, Op. 19a
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio
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