When Chad Lawson began creating his modern interpretations of Frederic Chopin's music, he considered how some might respond to his rather audacious project. But he didn't let that stop him! On Thursday's Performance Today, Chad Lawson joins us with his gentle versions of piano works by Chopin.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Peter Tchaikovsky: Nocturne, Op. 19 in D minor
Nina Kotova, cello; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; Constantine Orbelian, conductor
Nina Kotova
Philips 462612
John Corigliano: Gazebo Dances
ZOFO piano duo: Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano; Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
Gordon Sumner and Dominic Miller: Shape of My Heart
2Cellos: Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic, cellos
Celloverse
Portrait/Sony Masterworks
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90: 2. Andante; 3. Poco allegretto; 4. Allegro
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: Triple Concerto in a minor, BWV 1044: 2. Adagio
Alison Mitchell, flute; Angela Hewitt, piano; Australian Chamber Orchestra; Richard Tognetti, director and violin
Hyperion 67307
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for Soprano and Orchestra of Celli
Mela Dailey, soprano; Bion Tsang, cello; Longhorn Cellos; Peter Bay, conductor
Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Chad Lawson: Frederic Chopin Variations: 1. Nocturne in F Minor, Op .55, No. 1; 2. Prelude in D flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15; 3. Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2; 4. Nocturne in E flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
Chad Lawson, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, MN
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Cello and Fortepiano No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027: 1. Adagio; 2. Allegro ma non tanto; 3. Andante; 4. Allegro moderato
Jonathan Cohen, cello; Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Savannah Music Festival, Trinity United Methodist Church, Savannah, GA
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