Renaud and Gautier Capucon are celebrities in their native France. This is hardly surprising, given that the two brothers are smart, photogenic, and deeply talented. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we'll hear from a concert they gave in the birthplace of celebrity: Los Angeles.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Francis Poulenc: Valse, FP 17; Discours du general, FP 23; La Baigneuse de Trouville, FP 23
French National Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
Poulenc: Aubade - Las Biches
London 452937
Peter Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
Grand Palace Hall, Bucharest, Romania
Igor Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano
The Schubert Club, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN
Francis Poulenc: Les Biches, Ballet Suite for Orchestra
Texas Festival Orchestra; Ransom Wilson, conductor
Round Top Festival, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Duos for Violin and Violincello: Gavotte from English Suite No. 3 in g minor, BWV 808; Invention No. 13 in a minor, BWV 784
Renaud Capucon, violin; Gautier Capucon, cello
Inventions: Renaud Capucon, Gautier Capucon
Virgin 32626
Anton Reicha: Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 88, No. 5
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet: Michael Hasel, flute; Andreas Wittmann, oboe; Walter Seyfarth, clarinet; Fergus McWilliam, horn; Marion Reinhard, bassoon
Franklin College Chamber Music Series, Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Roland Dyens: Tango en Skai
Petar Jankovic Ensemble: Petar Jankovic, guitar; Sophie Bird, violin; Grace Kim, violin; Rose Wollman, viola; Maria Martinez, cello
Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN
Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin, Cello in a minor, Op. 102: 2. Andante; 3. Vivace non troppo
Renaud Capucon, violin; Gautier Capucon, cello; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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