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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



hour 1

  • 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

hour 2

  • 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
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