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December 15, 2008

Dvorak in budapest

An hour of folk-flavored fare reaches a climax with a fiery performance of the Dvorak Cello Concerto. At a concert at Budapest's Palace of Arts, Pieter Wispelwey performs one of the great works for his instrument, in the company of conductor Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Joseph Haydn
    Third movement from Symphony No. 92 in G ("Oxford")
    The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Sir Simon Rattle
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Fourth movement from String Quartet No. 3 in D, Op. 18, No. 3
    The Alban Berg Quartet
    Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
  • Giuseppe Verdi and Franz Liszt
    Concert Paraphrase from "Rigoletto," S. 434
    Pianist Daniel Barenboim
    Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
  • Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini
    "Plaisir d'amour"
    Soprano Angela Gheorghiu and pianist Jeff Cohen
    Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
  • Joseph Haydn
    Symphony No. 90 in C
    The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Sir Simon Rattle
    The Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

hour 2

  • Traditional Norwegian
    "The Goblin's Wedding Procession at Vossevagen"
    Knut Buen, hardanger fiddle
  • Edvard Grieg
    Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op. 72
    Pianist Einar Steen-Nokleberg
  • Traditional Norwegian
    "Bruremarsj fra Gudbrandsdalen"
    Trio Medieval with percussionist Birger Mistereggen
    Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul
  • Traditional Georgian and Armenian
    Akhalqalaqi Dance
    Gevorg Dabaghyan, duduk; Jason Duckles, cello; and Shane Shanahan, djembe
  • Bela Fleck
    "The Lake Effect"
    Bela Fleck, banjo
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
    Cellist Pieter Wispelwey with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and conductor Ivan Fischer
    Palace of Arts, Budapest, Hungary
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