January 12, 2009
Two Great Concertos, Two Great Pianists
Today, we'll feature performances from two outstanding Russian pianists - Mikhail Pletnev and Nikolai Lugansky. Pletnev performs the Grieg concerto with the Rotterdam Philharmonic at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, and Lugansky performs the Schumann concerto with the Berlin Radio Symphony in Berlin. If you're a fan of great piano music, you won't want to miss today's show.
Today's Playlist
-
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
First Movement from Sonata in F-sharp Minor
Pianist Mikhail Pletnev
-
Zequinha de Abreu
"Tico Tico"
Flutist Gary Schocker and guitarist Jason Vieaux
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
-
Franz Liszt
Two Concert Etudes for Piano, S. 145
Pianist Lise de la Salle
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, Michigan
-
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Pianist Mikhail Pletnev with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Hans Vonk
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
-
Henry Purcell
Three Parts on a Ground
The Seattle Baroque Orchestra
Benaroya Hall, Seattle
-
Sergei Prokofiev
Allegretto from Piano Sonata No. 6 in A
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky
-
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in D for Trumpet, Two Oboes, and Continuo
Members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City
-
George Frideric Handel
Air and Variations ("The Harmonious Blacksmith") from Suite No. 5
The Sotto Voce Tuba Quartet
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
-
Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 45
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marek Janowski
Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany