Finnish composer Jean Sibelius once wrote, "Compositions are like butterflies. Touch them even once, and the dust of color is gone. They can still fly, but are nowhere near as beautiful." That is, let your ears and your gut be your guide, not your analytical mind. We'll admire a musical butterfly this hour: the Symphony No. 7, by Sibelius. Also on the way, a world-premiere performance of chamber music inspired by ephemeral sculptures of Andrew Goldsworthy. On Friday's Performance Today, from APM.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Jean Sibelius
: III. Scherzo from Symphony No. 1 in E minor
Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies
BIS 1286
Johannes Brahms
: Scherzo in C minor, fr. "F-A-E" (Frei aber einsam) Sonata
Leila Josefowicz, violin; Tamara Stefanovich, piano
The Schubert Club, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, Minnesota
Jonathan Pontier
: Artefaxxxx (2005)
Calefax Reed Quintet: Oliver Boekhoorn, oboe; Ivar Berix, clarinet; Raaf Hekkema, saxophone; Jelte Althuis, bass clarinet; Alban Wesly, bassoon
Falany Performing Arts Center of Reinhardt University, Waleska, Georgia, USA
Jean Sibelius
: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 105
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jean Sibelius
: Valse Triste, from Kuolema, Op. 44 (encore)
Minnesota Orchestra; Osmo Vanska, conductor
Hour 2
Robert Schumann
: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44; III. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
Beaux Arts Trio (Menahem Pressler, pno; Isidore Cohen, violin; Bernard Greenhouse, violoncello); with Samuel Rhodes, Viola; Dolf Bettelheim, violin
Schumann, Beaux Arts Trio
Philips 420791
Ellis Schuman
: Mouvement Classique
Courtney Hershey Bress, harp
Strings Music Festival Pavillion; Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Robert Schumann
: Carnaval, scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes, Op. 9
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Aspen Music Festival; Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, Colorado
Steven Stucky
: Rain Shadow (quartet for piano and strings) world premiere 1. Rain Shadow 3. Icicle Star 4. Yellow and Red
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Peter Wiley, cello
Music from Angel Fire; Angel Fire Community Center, Angel Fire, New Mexico
