December 2, 2008
Cool on the outside, warm on the inside
Pianist Radu Lupu isn't exactly a media darling. He has a gruff exterior. He scowls at the audience when he performs, grants no interviews, and generally keeps to himself. But his playing is wonderfully warm and expressive. Today we'll hear him perform Beethoven's fourth piano concerto with the Swedish Radio Symphony.
Today's Playlist
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Franz Schubert
Allegro Vivace from Piano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784
Pianist Radu Lupu
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Gigue from Cello Suite No. 4
Cellist Gautier Capucon
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sarabande from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004d
Violinist Eldbjorg Hemsing
Concert Hall, Stavanger, Norway
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
Pianist Radu Lupu with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Manfred Honeck
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Joseph Haydn
Menuetto from String Quartet, Op. 20, No. 4
The Vermeer String Quartet
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York City
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro from String Quartet No. 8, K. 168
The San Francisco Saxophone Quartet
Occidental Community Church, Occidental, California
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Frederick Delius
Prelude to "Irmelin"
The Northern Sinfonia of England with conductor Richard Hickox
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Kevin Bobo
"Gordon's Bicycle"
Kevin Bobo, marimba
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore
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Claude Debussy
Nocturnes for Orchestra
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with conductor Richard Hickox
Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, No. 2
Pianist Ingrid Fliter
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Archangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 4
Concerto Copenhagen with conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Garrison Church, Copenhagen, Denmark