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October 15, 2009

From miniature to larger-than-life

We'll feature the wide emotional range of the piano in today's show, from two charming and reflective miniatures played by Stephen Hough and Jose Enrique Bagaria, to Beethoven's brooding and powerful third piano concerto. Alfred Brendel performs with Franz Welser-Most and the Cleveland Orchestra, in one of his last American appearances before he retired last year.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Antonin Dvorak
    Slavonic Dance No. 1 in B, Op. 72
    The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor George Szell
  • Emmanuel Chabrier
    "Feuillet d'Album" ("Album Leaf")
    Pianist Stephen Hough
    Henry Wood Hall, London, England
  • Jordi Cervello
    "To Franz Schubert"
    Pianist Jose Enrique Bagaria
    Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Sarabande from Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
    Violinist Janine Jansen
    Philharmonie, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
    Pianist Alfred Brendel with the Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Franz Welser-Most
    Severance Hall, Cleveland

hour 2

  • Jaquin Turina
    "Orgia" from "Danzas Fantasticas"
    The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Eduardo Mata
  • Pablo de Sarasate
    Zortzico "Adios Montanas Mias," Op. 39
    Violinist Gil Shaham with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon and conductor Alejandro Posada
    Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
    The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jaap Van Zweden
    Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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