It seems that Tchaikovsky never approved the published version of his famous Piano Concerto No. 1. So who did? On Tuesday's Performance Today, pianist Kirill Gerstein joins Fred in the studio with the story of the actual version that Tchaikovsky wanted us to hear.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa: Cossack Dance
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor
Tchaikovsky: 1812
Telarc 80041
Traditional Irish (arr. Kyle Dawkins): The Road to Lisdoonvarna
Georgia Guitar Quartet: Kyle Dawkins, guitar; Brian Smith, guitar; Phil Snyder, guitar; Jason Solomon, guitar
Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1: 1. Allegro non troppo
Kirill Gerstein, piano; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; James Gaffigan, conductor
Kirill Gerstein: Tchaikovsky 1; Prokofiev 2
Myrios 016
Alexander Borodin: Trio in g minor
Kevin Kumar, violin; Maia Jasper, violin; Xiao Dan Zheng, cello
Hanon Theatre at Mount Saint Mary's College, Brentwood, CA
Hour 2
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4: 3. Menuetto: Allegro
Escher String Quartet
The Unfolding of Music II
Music@Menlo 20082
Johannes Brahms: Seven Fantasias for Piano, Op. 116: No. 4: Intermezzo in E
Barry Douglas, piano; National Orchestra of France; Marc Albrecht, conductor
Radio France, Auditorium, Radio France, Paris, France
Hamilton Harty: In Ireland, Fantasy for Flute
Sir James Galway, flute; Michael McHale, piano; Arianna Warsaw-Fan, violin; Laura Lutzke, violin; Philip Kramp, viola; Meta Weiss, cello
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 92 in G Major, Hob. I:92 "Oxford"
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
James E. Moore, Jr.: An Irish Blessing
Pro Arte Festival Chorus; Arthur Sjogren, conductor
First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan, CT
Percy Grainger (arr. R. Mark Rogers): Irish Tune from County Derry
Dallas Winds; Jeffrey D. Gershman, conductor
Fair Park, Dallas, TX
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