January 26, 2009

Don't worry, be happy

That's essentially the philosophy of pianist Lars Vogt when performing. All the miniscule details that go into a great performance, the notes, the phrasing, the quest for perfection - worry about that in the practice room. But when you get on stage, just relax and let the magic happen. Today, we'll hear Lars Vogt and the North German Radio Symphony performing Mozart's Piano Concerto Number 20 in Hanover, Germany. Plus, we'll visit a birthday concert at New York's Carnegie Hall in honor of mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

Johannes Brahms
Adagio from Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Op. 108
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt
Spannungen Chamber Music Festival, Heimbach, Germany
Traditional (Arranged by Linn Andrea Fuglseth)
"The Sun is Setting"
Trio Mediaeval
Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota
Traditional (Arranged by Tone Krohn)
"The Little Child"
Trio Mediaeval
Biagio Marini
Sonata Terza for Three Violins, Viola, and Harpsichord
Members of the Cactus Pear Music Festival
Cactus Pear Music Festival, San Antonio, Texas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466
Pianist Lars Vogt with the North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Pietari Inkinen
Grand Studio, Hanover, Germany

hour 2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro in B-flat for Clarinet, two Violins, Viola, and Cello
Clarinetist Emma Johnson, violinists Rebecca Hirsch and Gabor Takacs-Nagy, violist Tim Boulton, and cellist Andrew Shulman
Edvard Grieg
"Five Lyric Pieces"
Pianist Erzsebet Kerek
Juventus Festival, Cambrai, France
Antonio Casimir Cartellieri
Double Concerto for Two Clarinets
Clarinetists Emil Drapela and Lukas Danhel with the South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Stanislav Vavrinek
Otakar Jeremias Concert Hall, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Gioachino Rossini
"Tanti Affetti," from "La Donna del Lago"
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and pianist Brian Zeger
Carnegie Hall, New York City
William Bolcom
"A Song of Praise"
Marilyn Horne Foundation grant winners and pianists William Bolcom and Martin Katz
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Giuseppe Verdi
"O Carlo, Ascolta," from "Don Carlo"
Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky and pianist Warren Jones
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Gioachino Rossini
"Canzonetta Spagnuola"
Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Gioachino Rossini
"Mura Felici," from "La Donna del Lago"
Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne with the Orchestra of St. Luke's and conductor Roger Norrington

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