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January 3, 2011

Thinking outside the box

Most classical music concerts take place inside the concert hall, essentially a glorified box. Many of those boxes are rightly revered and cherished for their history, architecture, and acoustics. But today, we'll go outside the box. Today's show features performances from unusual locations, including a barge, a night club, and a former power plant.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Alexander Scriabin
    Enigme No. 2 from Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 52
    Pianist Arcadi Volodos
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Etude-Tableau in D Minor, Op. 39, No. 8
    Pianist Arcadi Volodos
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Gustav Mahler
    "Liebst du um Schonheit"
    Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and pianist Malcolm Martineau
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Reynaldo Hahn
    "A Chloris"
    Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and pianist Malcolm Martineau
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Piano Sonata No. 31 in Ab, Op. 110
    Pianist Piotr Anderszewski
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Bela Bartok
    Three Hungarian Folk Songs
    Pianist Piotr Anderszewski
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Richard Wagner
    Overture to "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg"
    The Carnegie Hall Project Orchestra with conductor Georg Solti
    Carnegie Hall, New York City

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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