Week of October 1, 2007
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Leon Fleisher, piano
Listen (hour 2)
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Rouse: Symphony No. 1
Mozart: Piano Concerto, K 414
Dvorak: Symphony No. 7
Everyone loves a good comeback, and Leon Fleisher might just be one of the very best examples in the musical world. A gifted pianist, he lost control of his right hand at the height of his career when he was 35 years old. Following years of depression and decades of treatments that didn't work, he discovered an unlikely remedy (botox!) that restored the use of his right hand. In 2004, he came out with his first two-handed recording in nearly 40 years, and it was a huge hit. This week he uses both hands to beautiful effect in Mozart with the Baltimore Symphony.
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 Christopher Rouse (Photo© Jeff Herman) |
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