February 5, 2009
Instant Fame
A couple of years ago, pianist Simone Dinnerstein was a struggling young artist, trying to break into the classical musical world. Today, she's one of the hottest tickets on the concert circuit. She recently dropped by our studios for an interview, and played a Bach suite. Plus, we'll hear from another young artist coping with sudden success: the first place winner of last week's Sphinx Competition, cellist Tony Rymer.
Today's Playlist
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Erik Satie and Toru Takemitsu
"Le Fils des Etoiles"
Flutist Patrick Gallois and harpist Fabrice Pierre
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Felix Mendelssohn
"Song Without Words" in D for Piano
Pianist Orion Weiss
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
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Felix Mendelssohn
Finale from String Quartet in E-flat
The Shanghai Quartet
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
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Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 5 in G
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
Pianist Glenn Gould
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Michael Gandolfi
"The Willowtwist," from "The Garden of Cosmic Speculation"
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with conductor Robert Spano
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Toru Takemitsu
Waltz from "Face of Another"
The Moscow Soloists with conductor Yuri Bashmet
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Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 1 in B Major, Op. 72
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor George Szell
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Edward Elgar
Final Movement from Cello Concerto in E Minor
Cellist Tony Rymer with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra and conductor Damon Gupton
Sphinx Competition, Detroit
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Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 5 in F, Op. 76
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Severance Hall, Cleveland