February 19, 2009
The Olympics of the Piano
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition comes around once every four years, just like the Olympics. Contestants prepare every bit as much as their athlete counterparts. And the stakes are just as high. The competition takes place this spring, but today we'll be hearing from one of the qualifying rounds. Pianist Spencer Myer performs selections from Debussy's Preludes in New York City.
Today's Playlist
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Peter Tchaikovsky
"Barcarolle (June)," from "The Seasons," Op. 37b
Pianist Van Cliburn
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John Lennon and Paul McCartney
"Oh! Darling"
Quartet San Francisco
Green Music Festival, Rohnert Park, California
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Manuel de Falla
"Nights in the Gardens of Spain"
Pianist Nicholas Angelich with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Claude Debussy
Preludes, Book II
Pianist Spencer Myer
Caspary Auditorium, New York City
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Jim Cockey
"Ithaca," from "To the Wandering Hero of Distant Lands"
The Langroise Trio
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Geirr Tveitt
"Wedding Bells"
Pianist Harvard Gimse
Concert Hall, Stavanger, Norway
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Edvard Grieg
"Anitra's Dance," from "Peer Gynt"
The Georgia Guitar Quartet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Michael Praetorius
Four Dances from the Late Renaissance
The Georgia Guitar Quartet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Dorothy Lawson
"Chai"
ETHEL
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Mary Ellen Childs
"After Dust"
ETHEL
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Rodney Yazzie
"Possessed By Obscurity"
ETHEL
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Zoltan Kodaly
"Dances of Galanta"
The West German Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany