Johannes Brahms composed two monumental piano concertos twenty three years apart. Starting on Monday's Performance Today, pianist Helene Grimaud leads a four-day exploration of both works, beginning with the youthful energy in the first concerto in D minor.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
George Butterworth: Two English Idylls No. 2
Halle Orchestra; Mark Elder, conductor
English Rhapsody
Halle 7503
Giovanni Bottesini: Grand duo concertante
Erin Keefe, violin, DaXun Zhang, double bass, Escher String Quartet
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, CA
Harry De Costa and The Original Dixieland Band: Tuba Tiger Rag
Canadian Brass, featuring Chuck Daellenbach, tuba
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D minor for Oboe, Violin, and Strings, BWV 1060
New York Philharmonic; Sheryl Staples, violin; Liang Wang, oboe; Jeffrey Kahane, harpsichord and conductor
Avery Fischer Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, NY
Francis Scott Key (arr. Richard Rosenberg): Defense of Fort McHenry, or The Star-Spangled Banner Suite
Festival Symphony Orchestra, Chester River Chorale; Douglas D. Cox, director
National Music Festival, Decker Theatre, Washington College, Chestertown, MD
Hour 2
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Op. 73, 3. Rasch und mit Feuer
Todd Levy, clarinet; Elena Abend, piano
Brahms and Schumann
Avie 2098
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15, 1. Maestoso - Poco piu moderato
Helene Grimaud, piano, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor
Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
Johann Gottlieb Janitsch: Sonata da Camera in C
Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players: Gwyn Roberts, flute; Emlyn Ngai, violin; Karina Fox, violin; Adam Pearl, harpsichord
Old St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia, PA
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances: II. Sash Dance (from Egres), V. Romanian Polka (from Belenyes), VI. Fast Dance (from Belenyes), VII. Fast Dance (from Nyagra)
Hakan Rosengren, clarinet; Kevin Kumar, violin; Maia Jasper, violin Robert Brophy, viola; Timpthy Landauer, cello; David Parmeter, bass
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
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