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March 1, 2011
Rachmaninoff's Concerto Hypnotica
Sergei Rachmaninoff didn't give his second piano concerto a nickname, but he might justifiably have called it his Concerto Hypnotica. He wrote it under the influence of hypnotic suggestion, after a particular nasty bout of writer's block. He even dedicated the piece to his hypnotherapist. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes gives a mesmerizing performance of Rachmaninoff's Second, from a concert in Bergen, Norway.
Today's Playlist
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hour 1
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G Minor, Op 23, No. 5
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
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Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 9 in B, Op. 72, No. 1
The Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder, conductor
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Ricercar del Primo Tono
The Miami Brass, Brian Neal, director
Tropical Baroque Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
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Tielman Susato
Pavan: La Battaille, from Danserye
The Miami Brass, Brian Neal, director
Tropical Baroque Festival, Coral Gables, Florida
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor
Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway
hour 2
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Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 46, No. 8
The Israel Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Frederic R. Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007
Matthieu Saglio, cello
Franco-Portuguese Institute, Lisbon, Portugal
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Owain Park
Sweet Day
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, director
Church of Our Savior, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, conductor
Fredric R. Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Camille Saint-Saens
The Carnival of the Animals
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, conductor
