Leonard Bernstein took a keen interest in helping many of his fellow musicians. He launched dozens of careers, including that of pianist Andre Watts. Less than a week after Watts debuted on stage with Bernstein and the NY Philharmonic, they made what became a best-selling recording. Hear it on Tuesday's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Franz Liszt
: Il Penseroso from Years of Year 2, Italy
Andre Watts, piano
Andre Watts Plays Liszt Album 1
EMI 64599
Johann Sebastian Bach
: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051
Yura Lee, viola; Richard O'Neil, viola; Colin Carr, cello; Efa Baltacigil, cello; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Joseph Conyers, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
CMSLC & U of GA Performing Arts Center, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Franz Liszt
: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
Andre Watts, piano; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Liszt/Ravel: Piano Concertos
Sony 47571
Astor Piazzolla
: Resurreccion del Angel
Hector del Curto Quintet
The Aspen Music Festival and School, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO
Hour 2
Nino Rota
: The Godfather: Suite
James Galway, flute; Galway Pops Orchestra; Vincent Fanuele, conductor
Galway At The Movies
RCA 61326
Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Marianne Pfau)
: Three Antiphons
Arnaud Sussman, violin; Yura Lee, violin; Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola; Bion Tsang, cello
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Nino Rota
: Intermezzo for Viola and Piano
Steven Tenenbom, viola; Alessio Bax, piano
Franklin College Chamber Music Series & CMSLC, Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
Alexander Scriabin
: Symphony No. 4, Op. 54 The Poem of Ecstasy
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
