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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



hour 1

  • Jiri Antonin Benda
    Sinfonia No. 10 in G
    The Prague Chamber Orchestra with conductor Christian Benda
  • Bedrich Smetana
    Vivace from String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor ("From My Life")
    The Prazak String Quartet
    Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel Island, Florida
  • 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
  • Anton Reicha
    Andante Grazioso from Wind Quintet Op. 88, No. 2
    Prairie Winds
    Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53
    Violinist Hilary Hahn with the Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Ivan Fischer
    Severance Hall, Cleveland

hour 2

  • Joseph Haydn
    Finale from Piano Trio No. 37 in D Minor, Hob. XV:23
    The Beaux Arts Trio
  • Elliott Carter
    Elegy for String Orchestra
    Camerata Ireland with conductor Barry Douglas
    Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Finale from Trio, Op. 1, No. 1
    The Beaux Arts Trio
    Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Andante from Piano Trio, Op. 90 ("Dumky")
    The Beaux Arts Trio
    Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
  • Aaron Copland
    Suite from "Appalachian Spring"
    The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor James Gaffigan
    Severance Hall, Cleveland
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