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Weekend of January 22, 2011
Vienna's Golden Musikverein
Vienna's Musikverein is one of those spectacular old European concert halls. The walls and ceilings shimmer with real gold. And the acoustics are every bit as magnificent as the decor. Up until recently, pianist Lang Lang had never played there. He finally got his chance, playing a solo recital that included Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata. It's in today's show. Plus, we'll hear a performance from the Musikverein from a special New Year's Day concert. Daniel Barenboim and the Vienna Philharmonic rattled those golden walls and ceilings with Johann Strauss, Jr.'s "Thunder and Lightning Polka."
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Claude Debussy
Sarabande
The Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Yoav Talmi, conductor
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Jean-Marie Leclair
Overture, Op. 3, No. 13
The Masques Ensemble
Our Lady of Good Help Chapel, Montreal, Quebec
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Ruth Anderson from Collegedale, Tennessee
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
The Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Emmanuel Villaume, conductor
Domaine Forget International Festival, Saint-Irenee, Quebec
hour 2
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Johannes Brahms
Excerpts from Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
Lang Lang, piano
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
Thunder and Lightning Polka
The Vienna Philharmonic, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Lang Lang, piano
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
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Robert Schumann
Traumerei (Dreaming), from Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15
Lang Lang, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
The New York Philharmonic, David Robertson, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
