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April 13, 2010
Bach, Beethoven, and the Pulitzer Prize
The great harpsichordist and conductor Ton Koopman loves music by Bach. His email address even includes Bach's name, and an important date from Bach's life. So when Koopman finally got the chance to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic this winter, what music did he select to open the concert? Bach, of course. The Orchestral Suite No. 3. That performance highlights hour 1, and in hour 2, Ivan Fischer leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in what one critic called an "exuberantly subversive" and "charming" performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. From a concert last month in London. Plus, we'll have late-breaking news on this year's Pulitzer Prize winner for music.
Today's Playlist
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hour 1
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Sergei Prokofiev
Fourth movement from Piano Sonata No. 2
Yefim Bronfman, piano
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Nebojsa Zivkovic
Il Canto dei Gondolieri
Nebojsa Zivkovic, vibraphone
Bulgaria Chamber Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Brad Richter
The Waters Beneath
Brad Richter, guitar
Enid Arts and Humanities Council, Enid, Oklahoma
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Robert Schumann
Carnival Prank from Vienna, Op. 26
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Ton Koopman
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
hour 2
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Third movement from Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique)
Jonathan Biss, piano
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Girolamo Dalla Casa
Passacaglia Petit Jacques
Ensemble Anthonello
Cultural and Congress Centre, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
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Marco Uccellini
Aria Quinta Sopra la Bergamasca
Ensemble Anthonello
Cultural and Congress Centre, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with conductor Ivan Fischer
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
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Enrique Granados
Andaluza from Twelve Spanish Dances
Sharon Isbin, guitar
92nd Street Y, New York City
