Weekend of December 13, 2008
At the Top of her Game
Violinist Hilary Hahn was just nominated for two Grammy Awards for her 2008 recording of the Schoenberg and Sibelius violin concertos. Today we'll hear her in a performance of the Dvorak violin concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra, part of our week-long celebration of the Cleveland Orchestra's 90th anniversary season.
Today's Playlist
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Jiri Antonin Benda
Sinfonia No. 10 in G
The Prague Chamber Orchestra with conductor Christian Benda
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Bedrich Smetana
Vivace from String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor ("From My Life")
The Prazak String Quartet
Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Island, Florida
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Josef Suk
Second Movement from Three Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17
Violinist Irina Muresanu and pianist Katherine Collier
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Anton Reicha
Andante Grazioso from Wind Quintet Op. 88, No. 2
Prairie Winds
Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan
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Antonin Dvorak
Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53
Violinist Hilary Hahn with the Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Ivan Fischer
Severance Hall, Cleveland
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Joseph Haydn
Finale from Piano Trio No. 37 in D Minor, Hob. XV:23
The Beaux Arts Trio
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Elliott Carter
Elegy for String Orchestra
Camerata Ireland with conductor Barry Douglas
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Finale from Trio, Op. 1, No. 1
The Beaux Arts Trio
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
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Antonin Dvorak
Andante from Piano Trio, Op. 90 ("Dumky")
The Beaux Arts Trio
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
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Aaron Copland
Suite from "Appalachian Spring"
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor James Gaffigan
Severance Hall, Cleveland