December 30, 2008
The year that was
Today, we'll take a look at some of the big events in classical music in 2008. We'll also feature some of the performers who had a particularly good year in 2008, including conductor Gustavo Dudamel, pianist Lang Lang, violinists Gil Shaham and Leila Josefowicz, and the Beaux Arts Trio.
Today's Playlist
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Andante Cantabile from Symphony No. 5
The Mariinsky Theater Orchestra with conductor Valery Gergiev
Parliament Building, Tskhinvali, South Ossetia
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Franz Schubert
Scherzando from Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, D. 929
The Beaux Arts Trio
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
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Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D, S. 359/R.441
Pianist Lang Lang
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Traditional
"The Moonlight Reflection on the Lake,""A Boy with a Flute," and "Happy Holidays"
Pianist Lang Lang
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Maurice Ravel
Act III from "Daphnis and Chloe"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Gustav Mahler
"Urlicht" from Symphony No. 2 in C Minor ("Resurrection")
Mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink with the Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Franz Welser-Most
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo from Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, K. 271
Pianist Maria Joao Pires with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Trevor Pinnock
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
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Traditional
"Dona Nobis Pacem"
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in D, K. 306
Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Orli Shaham
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Bela Bartok
Allegro Molto from Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117
Violinist Leila Josefowicz with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles