December 8, 2009
A Beethoven Iron Man
French pianist Francois Guy loves to play Beethoven. Just a few weeks ago in Washington, he accomplished a pianist's equivalent of an Iron Man. He played all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas, 9 concerts in 9 days. Today, he'll make his PT debut, playing Beethoven's fourth piano concerto, from a recent concert in Paris.
Today's Playlist
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Sergei Prokofiev
Allegretto from Piano Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 82
Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott
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Erich Korngold
Prelude and Serenade from "The Snowman"
Violinist Michael Ludwig with the Buffalo Philharmonic and conductor JoAnn Falletta
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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Malcolm Mowa
"Aerial Ice"
ETHEL
Grand Canyon Music Festival, Grand Canyon, Arizona
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Nicolas Chedeville
"Winter"
Ensemble 1700 with Dorothee Oberlinger, director and recorder
Herne Early Music Days, Herne, Germany
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Bela Bartok
Rhapsody No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra
Violinist Helene Collerette with the Radio France Philharmonic and conductor Philippe Jordan
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dances No. 6 in D-flat and No. 10 in E
Pianists Anne-Marie McDermott and Alessio Bax
Alice Tully Hall, New York City
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Heitor Villa-Lobos
Preludes No. 3 in A Minor and No. 1 in E Minor for Guitar
Guitarist Celin Romero
92nd Street Y, New York City
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Astor Piazzolla
Tango Revolucionario
The Bayer-Gallin-Tylman Trio
Bethlehem Chapel, Prague, Czech Republic
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Fourth movement from Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 ("Serioso")
The Emerson String Quartet
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Johann David Heinichen
Pastorale
Collegium Marianum with conductor Jana Semeradova
Clementinum, Prague, Czech Republic
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Eugene Ysaye
"Reve d'enfant," Op. 14
Violinist Hilary Hahn and pianist Valentina Lisitsa
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
Pianist Francois F. Guy with the Radio France Philharmonic and conductor Philippe Jordan
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
Pianist Francois F. Guy
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France