In 1930, Maurice Ravel wrote a special concerto for Paul Wittgenstein, a pianist who had lost his right arm in the First World War. On Friday's Performance Today, we'll hear a performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, from a concert in Round Top, Texas.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms: Ballade No. 1
Canadian Brass, Conductor
Brahms on Brass
Opening Day 7415
John Stevens: Seasons: Movement 3 Autumn
Tom Hooten, trumpet; Jennifer Marotta, trumpet; Gail Williams, french horn; Michael Mulcahy, trombone; Craig Knox, tuba
The Hunter Hereford Ranch, Moose, WY
Anton Garcia Abril: The Changing of the Leaves, from "Tippet Rise Songs" The Changing of the Leaves
Emily Helenbrook, soprano, Christopher O'Riley, piano
Tippet Rise, The Olivier Music Barn, Fishtail, MT
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297: L'inverno - Movement 1
Sinfonia da Camera
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, IL
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. Brandon Ridenour): A Scheherazade Fantasy
Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Cory Smythe, piano
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Pauls By The Sea church, Jacksonville, FL
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Op. 73: Movement 1. Allegro non troppo
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
BPO Live BRAHMS TCHAIKOVSKY
Beau Fleuve Records 610708-095002
Hour 2
Antonin Dvorak: Legends, No. 5
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations, Scherzo capriccioso, Legends
Supraphon 3533
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Quartet in D Major, Op. 23, B. 53: Movement 1. Allegro moderato
Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano; Lily Francis, violin; Dimitri Murrath, viola; Tony Rymer, cello
Marlboro Music, Persons Auditorium, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Freddie Mercury (arr. Vince Peterson): Somebody to Love
Chanticleer
Virginia Arts Festival, Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Norfolk, VA
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major
Francois Dumont, piano; Texas Festival Orchestra; Ransom Wilson, conductor
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
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