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
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
Pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Vittorio Monti
Csardas
Violinist Maxim Vengerov with Virtuosi and pianist Vag Papian
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40
Pianist Stephen Hough with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrew Litton
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Stephen Reynolds
"Chanson d'Automne" from "Two Poems in Homage to Faure"
Pianist Stephen Hough
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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
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Leonard Bernstein
Overture to "Candide"
Members of the New York Philharmonic and other New York City orchestras with conductor James Levine
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Henry Purcell
Sonata for Trumpet and Orchestra
Trumpeter Gary Bordner with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan
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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
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Aaron Copland
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra with Piano and Harp
Clarinetist Martin Spangenberg with the Munich Philharmonic and conductor James Levine
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in B, Op. 9, No. 3
Pianist Ingrid Fliter