Solo violin, cello, piano, backed by full orchestra. You could trace the multi-leveled musical conversations, or just be swept away in Beethoven's creativity and beauty. On this episode of Performance Today, hear Beethoven's Triple Concerto played by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, led by Gustavo Dudamel. Plus, Bruce Adolphe has this week's Piano Puzzler.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Joaquin Rodrigo: Sonata giocosa: II. Andante moderato
Marcin Dylla, guitar
Chitarra Giocosa
Fleur de Son NA
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Oregon Symphony; Carlos Kalmar, conductor
Oregon Symphony, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
Piano Puzzler: Contestant this week is Marc Loudon from New Orleans, LA
Manuel Ponce: Theme, Variations and Fugue on Folia de Espana
Marcin Dylla, guitar
Interlochen Presents, Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI
Hour 2
Francis Poulenc: 15 Improvisations: No. 11 in G minor & No. 15 in C minor "Hommage a Edith Piaf"
Lucille Chung, piano
Poulenc: Works for Piano Solo and Duo
Signum 455
Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste, Op. 44, No. 1
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Eric Jacobsen, conductor
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Astor Piazzolla, arr. Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung: Libertango (encore)
Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56 (Triple Concerto)
Martin Chalifour, violin; Robert deMaine, cello; Joanne Pearce Martin, piano; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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