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March 13, 2008

Mozart's piano concerto no. 24

When it comes to playing cadenzas, pianist Robert Levin doesn't believe in doing it by the book. He improvises them whenever he performs a concerto. Hear what he came up with Dallas when he plays Mozart's 24th with Claus Peter Flor and the Dallas Symphony.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Sir Edward Elgar
    "Empire March" from "Pageant of Empire"
    The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Yehudi Menuhin
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Third movement from Violin Sonata No. 25 in F, K. 377
    Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Alexander Lonquich
    Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Warsaw
  • Robert Schumann
    Five movements from "Carnaval," Op. 9
    Pianist Eteri Andjaparidze
    International Keyboard Institute and Festival, New York City
  • Johannes Brahms
    Second, third and fourth movements from Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
    The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London with conductor Dirk Joeres
    Regentenbau, Bad Kissingen, Germany

hour 2

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Prelude from Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810
    Robert Levin, piano
  • Leonard Bernstein
    "Glitter and Be Gay" from "Candide"
    The Bergonzi String Quartet
    Festival Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
    Pianist Robert Levin with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and conductor Claus Peter Flor
    Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Dallas
  • Richard Strauss
    Finale from Cello Sonata in F, Op. 6
    Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han
    International Festival of Chamber Music, Schenectady, New York
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