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March 24, 2011
Practicing for Walton, Getting Nervous for Beethoven
In today's show, a glimpse into the lives of two great classical musicians, and how they prepare for a big concerto. Recently, host Fred Child visited violinist Gil Shaham and heard him practicing for an upcoming performance of the Walton Violin Concerto. We'll hear that performance, from a concert in Berlin. And pianist Emanuel Ax confessed that when he plays a big concerto, he's "just trying to get on the stage without tripping, and trying to get through the piece without being too, too scared." Ax gives a terrific performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto in San Francisco.
Today's Playlist
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hour 1
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Carl Nielsen
Second movement from Symphony No. 2, Op. 16
The San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
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Rolf Lislevand
Improvisation
Rolf Lislevand, Baroque guitar
Ursuline Church, Varazdin, Croatia
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Paul Schoenfield
Excerpts from Six Improvisations on Hasidic Melodies for Flute and Piano
Carol Wincenc, flute, Stephen Gosling, piano
Merkin Concert Hall, New York City
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat, Op. 90, D.899
Emanuel Ax, piano
Alice Tully Hall, New York City
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
Emanuel Ax, piano, the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
hour 2
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William Walton
Act II Interlude from Troilus and Cressida
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis, conductor
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Laudate Pueri
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, director
Church of Our Savior, Copenhagen, Denmark
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William Walton
Violin Concerto in B Minor
Gil Shaham, violin, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski, conductor
Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany
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Fazil Say
Ballade No. 2 (Kumru)
Mihaela Ursuleasa, piano
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Warsaw, Poland
