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Weekend of February 23, 2008

RACHMONINOFF'S FOURTH PIANO CONCERTO

Rachmaninoff was a pianist's pianist. And the pieces he composed can be spectacular showcases for a pianist's abilities. Among Rachmaninoff's four piano concertos, the second and third are heard fairly frequently. Far more rare is the fourth, but Stephen Hough tackles it at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
    Pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • Vittorio Monti
    Csardas
    Violinist Maxim Vengerov with Virtuosi and pianist Vag Papian
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40
    Pianist Stephen Hough with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrew Litton
  • Stephen Reynolds
    "Chanson d'Automne" from "Two Poems in Homage to Faure"
    Pianist Stephen Hough
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Third and fourth movements from Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
    Pianist Nicholas Angelich, violinist Renaud Capucon, and cellist Gautier Capucon

hour 2

  • Leonard Bernstein
    Overture to "Candide"
    Members of the New York Philharmonic and other New York City orchestras with conductor James Levine
  • Henry Purcell
    Sonata for Trumpet and Orchestra
    Trumpeter Gary Bordner with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Second and sixth movements from Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat, KV 563
    Violinist Christian Tetzlaff, violist Tabea Zimmerman and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff
  • Aaron Copland
    Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra with Piano and Harp
    Clarinetist Martin Spangenberg with the Munich Philharmonic and conductor James Levine
  • Frederic Chopin
    Nocturne in B, Op. 9, No. 3
    Pianist Ingrid Fliter
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