What is a composition? Recently, pianist Orion Weiss listened very carefully to a recording of a piano improvisation that Keith Jarrett performed in 1984. He then wrote it down note for note, with the intent of performing it himself. On Wednesday's Performance Today we'll hear Weiss playing Keith Jarrett's improvisation/composition in concert in Seattle.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Richard Strauss
: Der Burger als Edelmann: 4. Entrance and Dance of the Tailors
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Divertimento After Couperin / Orpheus CO
Deutsche Grammophon 435871
Osvaldo Lacerda
: Fantasia and Rondo
American Brass Quintet
Beaches Fine Arts Series, St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church, Jacksonville Beach, FL
The Piano Puzzler
: This week's contestant is Alex Strong from Bloomington, IN
Richard Strauss
: Metamorphoses, study for 23 solo strings
Orchestra of the Suisse Romande; Marek Janowski, conductor
Batiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva, Switzerland
Hour 2
Edouard Lalo
: Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21: 2. Scherzando. Allegro molto
Chee-yun, violin; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Lalo Symphonie Espagnol, Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3
Denon 18017
: Toccata
Orion Weiss, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival, Nordstrom Recital Hall of Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Camille Saint-Saens
: Concerto for Violin No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Chee-Yun, violin; Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Gunther Herbig, conductor
Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center; Nashville, TN
Felix Mendelssohn
: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 13: 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Danish String Quartet: Frederik Oland, violin; Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen, violin; Asbjorn Norgaard, viola; Fredrik Sjolin, cello
Maud Mood Weyerhaueser Studio, St. Paul, MN
