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November 10, 2008

A matter of life and death

Most people don't think of performing classical music as a life or death proposition. But pianist Jonathan Biss does. He talks about pouring blood, sweat and tears into his performances, in order to do justice to the composer and the music. Today we'll hear Biss performing Beethoven's second piano concerto with the Swedish Radio Symphony.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Rondo from Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathetique")
    Pianist Jonathan Biss
  • Parsegh Atmacayan
    "For Children"
    Pianist Sahan Arzruni
    Merkin Concert Hall, New York City
  • Bohuslav Martinu
    Scherzo and Finale from Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Two Bassoons, and Piano, H. 174
    Pianist Joel Fan with members of the Imani Winds
    Skaneateles Music Festival, Skaneateles, New York
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Cavatina from Four Miniatures for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 75a
    Violinists Lily Francis and Karen Gomyo and violist Choong-Jin Chang
    Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton, New York
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 19
    Pianist Jonathan Biss with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Michael Guttler
    Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

hour 2

  • Bedrich Smetana
    "A Country Woman" from "Short Orchestral Pieces"
    The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Robert Stankovsky
  • Jing-Ping Zhang
    "Harvest Celebration"
    The Shanghai Quartet
    Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, Oregon
  • Timo Alakotila
    "Pelimanni's Revenge"
    ETHEL
    Windham Chamber Music Festival, Windham, New York
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Symphony No. 5 in F, Op. 76
    The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mario Kosik
    Slovak Philharmonie, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Jacob van Eyck
    "The Standing Masque"
    Julien Martin, recorder, with Capriccio Stravagante and conductor Skip Sempe
    Musica Antica Early Music Festival, Bruges, Belgium
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