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
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Sir Edward Elgar
"Empire March" from "Pageant of Empire"
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Yehudi Menuhin
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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
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Robert Schumann
Five movements from "Carnaval," Op. 9
Pianist Eteri Andjaparidze
International Keyboard Institute and Festival, New York City
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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
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude from Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810
Robert Levin, piano
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Leonard Bernstein
"Glitter and Be Gay" from "Candide"
The Bergonzi String Quartet
Festival Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
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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
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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