In 1808, the premiere of Beethoven's Choral Fantasy was less of a fantasy, and more of a nightmare. Find out why on Saturday's Performance Today, and then hear a much more successful performance from a recent concert in Berlin.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat, Op. 20: Movement 2
Eduard Brunner, clarinet; Marie-Luise Neunecker, horn; Thomas Zehetmair, violin; Stefan Schweigert, bassoon; Cheryl House, cello; James van Valkenburg, viola; Alois Posch, double bass
Beethoven Septet and Piano Quintet Music
Philips 434036
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sinfonia in C Major for Strings, W. 182, No. 3
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Danbi Um, violin; Daniel Phillips, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello; David Grossman, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
University of Georgia, Performing Arts Center, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Scott Hollopeter from Grand Planc, MI
Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80
Till Fellner, piano; German Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Radio Chorus; Kent Nagano, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin
Hour 2
Anton Bruckner: Intermezzo in D minor
L'Archibudelli: Vera Beths, violin; Lisa Rautenberg, violin; IJurgen Kussmaul, viola; Guus Jeukendrup, viola; Anner Bylsma, cello
Anton Bruckner, L'Archibudelli
Sony 66251
Peter Tchaikovsky: Nocturne for Piano (arr. for orchestra and solo cello)
Mark Kosower, cello; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads
Kristin Lee, violin; Clancy Newman, cello; Michael Mizrahi, piano
Astral Artists, Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 8: Movement 4
New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, conductor
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
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