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 this weekend's Performance Today.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Joshua Bell, violin; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Stern, conductor
Voice Of The Violin
Sony 97779
Adam Schoenberg: Scatter for Flute, Cello, Double Bass and Orchestra (2015)
PROJECT Trio: Greg Pattillo, flute; Eric Stephenson, cello; Peter Seymour, double bass; IRIS Orchestra; Michael Stern, conductor
Germantown Performing Arts Center, Germantown, TN
Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Lorelei Costa from Kitty Hawk, NC
Paul Taffanel: Wind Quintet in G minor
JooYon Chung, flute; Linnea Rowley, oboe; Rosario Galante, clarinet; Randy Fultz, bassoon; Connor Monday, horn
Round Top Festival Institute, Festival Concert Hall, Round Top, TX
Hour 2
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
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