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Weekend of January 2, 2010

Tchaikovsky's Fifth in Philly

The lush sound of the Philadelphia Orchestra is an ideal fit for Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. We'll go to the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia to hear Christoph Eschenbach conduct the final three movements of this emotionally turbulent masterpiece.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    "July: Reaper's Song" and "September: Hunting" from "The Seasons," Op. 37b
    Pianist Christoph Eschenbach
  • Frederic Chopin and Leopold Godowsky
    Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1, and "Diatonisch"
    Pianist Boris Berezovsky
    Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
  • Carl Maria von Weber
    Rondo from Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Major, Op. 34
    Clarinetist Anthony McGill and the Miro String Quartet
    Music@Menlo Festival, Palo Alto, California
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Little Fugue in G Minor
    The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Music Studio, St. Paul
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    Second, third and fourth movements from Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
    The Philadelphia Orchestra with conductor Christoph Eschenbach
    Kimmel Center, Philadelphia

hour 2

  • Paul Hindemith
    Finale from Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 11, No. 6
    Violinist Christian Tetzlaff
    Heimbach Spannungen Festival, Heimbach, Germany
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2 and Waltz from "The Gadfly," Op. 97
    Cellist Jan Vogler with the Knights and conductor Eric Jacobsen
    Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
  • Lev Zhurbin
    "Garmoshka"
    Violinists Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen with the Knights and conductor Eric Jacobsen
    Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano Concerto No. 23, K. 488
    Pianist Lars Vogt with the Heimbach Strings
    Heimbach Spannungen Festival, Heimbach, Germany
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Second movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050
    Bargemusic musicians
    Bargemusic, Brooklyn, New York
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    Waltz from "Michurin"
    Cellist Jan Vogler with the Knights and conductor Eric Jacobsen
    Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
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