George Enescu is best known for one work, his Romanian Rhapsody. He wrote it when he was 20, and for the rest of his life, it became his only work that people wanted to hear. It's probably not surprising that Enescu grew to hate it. Today, we'll hear a lively performance of the Romanian Rhapsody by the Central German Radio Symphony, led by Roman Kofman.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Bela Bartok: Romanian Dance, BB 61
The Budapest Festival Orchestra with conductor Ivan Fischer
Bohuslav Martinu: Third movement from Sonata for Flute and Piano
Flutist Lorna McGhee and pianist Anton Nel
Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival, Seattle
Maurice Ravel: "A Boat on the Ocean," from "Mirrors"
Pianist Martina Filjak
Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 11 in D Minor and No. 19 in A Minor
Violinist Hilary Hahn and pianist Valentina Lisitsa
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Bela Bartok: Two Hungarian Folksongs
Soprano Dawn Upshaw with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and conductor Richard Tognetti
Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Louis-Nicolas Clerambault: Air and Chaconne
The Croatian Baroque Ensemble with conductor Herve Niquet
Croatian Music Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody in A, Op. 11, No. 1
The Central German Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Roman Kofman
Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
Hour 2
Alexei Stanchinsky: Three Preludes
Pianist Jenny Lin
Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob. VII:1
Trumpeter Alison Balsom with the Central German Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jun Markl
Weimarhalle, Weimar, Germany
Claude Debussy: "Syrinx"
Trumpeter Alison Balsom
Weimarhalle, Weimar, Germany
Claude Debussy: Menuet
Guitarists Leonard and Slava Grigoryan
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Jason Freeman: Piano Etudes
Pianist Jenny Lin
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 1, No. 5
La Follia Barocca
First Baptist Church, Savannah, Georgia
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