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February 19, 2010

Barenboim's Beethoven in London

Do they love him? They *love* him. Ten years ago, the orchestra of the State Opera of Berlin (the Staatskapelle Berlin) named Daniel Barenboim "Chief Conductor for Life." Earlier this month, Barenboim and the Staatskapelle played at the Royal Festival Hall in London, and we have a highlight: Barenboim conducting and soloing in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Igor Stravinsky
    Suite No. 1
    The London Sinfonietta with conductor Riccardo Chailly
  • Traditional
    Dulaman
    Chanticleer
    Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
  • Traditional
    Solbonn
    Trio Mediaeval
    Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Symphony No. 3 in A Minor (Scottish)
    The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with conductor Riccardo Chailly
    Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a
    Pianist Eduard Kunz
    Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas

hour 2

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    First movement from Sonata No. 25 in G, Op. 79
    Pianist Daniel Barenboim
  • Louis de Moy
    Ballet
    Guitarist Catalin Stefanescu
    George Enescu Concert Hall, Bucharest, Romania
  • Fulvio Caldini
    Clockwork Toccata
    Quartet New Generation
    Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15
    Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim with the Berlin Staatskapelle
    Royal Festival Hall, London, England
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Excerpts from Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
    The Parker Quartet
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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