February 9, 2009
Facing the Audience
Cellist Alban Gerhardt was used to shutting out the audience. He always plays with earplugs, and used to perform with his eyes closed. But recently, he decided he needed to engage the audience a little more, to create a more emotionally honest performance. He's working on keeping his eyes open, although he still won't part with the earplugs. We'll hear Gerhardt today, performing the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Today's Playlist
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John Playford
"An Italian Rant"
The Baltimore Consort
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Anonymous
"The Scotch Cuckold"
The Baltimore Consort
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Sergei Prokofiev
"Troika," from "Lieutenant Kije Suite"
Pianist Frederic Chiu
Portland International Piano Festival, Portland, Oregon
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Franz Schubert
"An den Mond," D. 193 ("To the Moon")
Tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake
Kaul Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
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John Playford
"Light o' Love," from "Two Gentlemen of Verona"
The Baltimore Consort
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Anonymous
"Grimstock"
The Baltimore Consort
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Modest Mussorgsky
"Pictures at an Exhibition"
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with conductor Mariss Jansons
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Robert Schumann
First movement from "Nachtstucke," Op. 23 ("Night Pieces")
Pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy
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Michel Yost
Duet No. 2 in F for Two Clarinets
Clarinetists Frank Kowalsky and Sean Osborn
Lakeside School, Seattle
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Antonin Dvorak
Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Cellist Alban Gerhardt with the Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor James Conlon
Verizon Hall, Philadelphia