Mozart and the Stars
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
We begin the evening simply enough with Britten's "Simple Symphony," followed by Copland's version of "Simple Gifts." Then it's on to Mozart's Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman," aka "Twinkle, twinkle little star," played by pianist Andras Schiff. Schumann's Piano Concerto follows soon after, Simon Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony, Lars Vogt as soloist. If you'd like to hear this concerto live, you can hear Martha Argerich play it with the New York Philharmonic under Charles Dutoit on April 28, 29, or 30.
Speaking of Argerich, you can hear her here, along with violinist Gidon Kremer, as the two of them vie for the honors in Mendelssohn's Double Concerto in D Minor. But before that happens, we bring you the Kronos Quartet performing excerpts from John Adams "John's Book of Alleged Danses," so named, according to Adams, because "the steps for them have yet to be invented. They cuss, chaw, hock hooeys, scratch and talk too loud." You'll love them!
Speaking of Argerich, you can hear her here, along with violinist Gidon Kremer, as the two of them vie for the honors in Mendelssohn's Double Concerto in D Minor. But before that happens, we bring you the Kronos Quartet performing excerpts from John Adams "John's Book of Alleged Danses," so named, according to Adams, because "the steps for them have yet to be invented. They cuss, chaw, hock hooeys, scratch and talk too loud." You'll love them!
