Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin loves playing a particular piano sonata by Franz Schubert. He says, "It's one of my greatest friends... I can't do without it." On Wednesday's Performance Today, hear Marc-Andre Hamelin play Schubert's Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major from a concert in Fort Worth, Texas.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
CPE Bach: Sonatas & Rondos
DG 459614
George Frideric Handel: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in D Major, HWV 371
James Ehnes, violin; Luc Beausejour, harpsichord
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seatlle, WA
The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Sarah Painting from South Hadley, MA
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in C Major for Strings, W. 182, No. 3
Danbi Um, violin; Daniel Phillips, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello; David Grossman, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
CMSLC, University of Georgia, Performing Arts Center, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Hour 2
Franz Schubert: Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano
Songs From the Arc of Life
Sony 88875103162
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony for Strings (Quartet No. 10, arr. for orchestra) - Movements 3 & 4
Russian String Orchestra; Misha Rachlevsky, conductor
Beaches Fine Arts, Jacksonville, Florida, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL
Rick del Castillo (arr. George Oldziey): Polo Battle, from "Killing Snakes"
Austin Civic Orchestra; Choirs of Austin Community College and St. Edward's University; Lois Ferrari, conductor
Sapo de Oro and Austin Civic Orchestra, Long Center, Dell Hall, Austin, TX
Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960: Movement 1
Marc-Andrew Hamelin, piano
The Cliburn, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX
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