"Get Happy," a set of virtuoso arrangements of Broadway show tunes written by some of her fellow pianists. Lin says, "You really have to remember that the melody is first," and confesses that she listened to plenty of Sinatra (whom she adores) in preparation for this project. On today's show, Jenny Lin talks about the project and performs five selections from the CD." />
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Weekend of December 8, 2012

Jenny Lin

Pianist Jenny Lin joins host Fred Child in the PT studios today. She's got a new CD out, "Get Happy," a set of virtuoso arrangements of Broadway show tunes written by some of her fellow pianists. Lin says, "You really have to remember that the melody is first," and confesses that she listened to plenty of Sinatra (whom she adores) in preparation for this project. On today's show, Jenny Lin talks about the project and performs five selections from the CD.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    Gopak from Mazeppa
    The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor
  • George Gershwin
    Finale from Porgy and Bess Orchestral Suite
    The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor
    Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
  • Leonard Bernstein
    Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
    The Morgenstern Trio
    Kunstraum Klosterkirche, Traunstein, Germany
  • The Piano Puzzler
    This week's contestant is Claudio Buchwald from Bloomington, Indiana
  • George Gershwin
    Porgy and Bess Orchestral Suite
    The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur, conductor
    Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany

hour 2

  • Irving Berlin (arranged by Dick Hyman)
    Cheek to Cheek
    Jenny Lin, piano
  • George Gershwin (arranged by Earl Wild)
    I Got Rhythm
    Jenny Lin, piano
  • Paul Dukas
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, David Robertson, conductor
    The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, from the Nutcracker, Op. 71a
    The Glass Duo
    International Chopin Piano Festival, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
  • Perfchat with Jenny Lin
  • Richard Rodgers (arranged by Stephen Hough)
    My Favorite Things
    Jenny Lin, piano
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Frederick Loewe (arranged by Stefan Malzew)
    Eliza in Ascot
    Jenny Lin, piano
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • George Gershwin (arranged by Earl Wild)
    Embraceable You
    Jenny Lin, piano
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Richard Rodgers (arranged by Andre Previn)
    Blue Moon
    Jenny Lin, piano
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Harold Arlen (arranged by Stephen Prutsman)
    Get Happy
    Jenny Lin, piano
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Benjamin Britten
    A Hymn to the Virgin
    Chanticleer, Dale Warland, director
    St. Vincent de Paul Church, Petaluma, California
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