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Weekend of December 26, 2009

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

  • Franz Liszt
    "O Holy Night" from "Weihnachtsbaum"
    Pianist Eteri Andjaparidze
  • Traditional
    "Fir Tree Reels"
    Fiddler Bonnie Rideout and friends
    Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
  • Traditional
    "O Tannenbaum"
    The Tokyo FM Boys Choir with organist Megumi Yorita and conductor Etsuyo Tachikawa
    Tokyo FM Hall, Tokyo, Japan
  • Gustav Holst
    First Suite in E-flat
    The Dallas Wind Symphony with conductor Jerry Junkin
    Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
  • "The Piano Puzzler"
    This week's contestant is Dan Duke from St. Paul.
  • Andre Jolivet
    Pastorales de Noel
    The Chicago Chamber Musicians
    Anne and Howard Gottlieb Hall, Chicago

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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