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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



hour 1

  • Erik Satie and Toru Takemitsu
    "Le Fils des Etoiles"
    Flutist Patrick Gallois and harpist Fabrice Pierre
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    "Song Without Words" in D for Piano
    Pianist Orion Weiss
    Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Finale from String Quartet in E-flat
    The Shanghai Quartet
    Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    French Suite No. 5 in G
    Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
    Pianist Glenn Gould
  • Michael Gandolfi
    "The Willowtwist," from "The Garden of Cosmic Speculation"
    The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with conductor Robert Spano
  • Toru Takemitsu
    Waltz from "Face of Another"
    The Moscow Soloists with conductor Yuri Bashmet

hour 2

  • Antonin Dvorak
    Slavonic Dance No. 1 in B Major, Op. 72
    The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor George Szell
  • 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
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Symphony No. 5 in F, Op. 76
    The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
    Severance Hall, Cleveland
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