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April 27, 2009

Great Pianists

If you're a fan of the piano, you'll want to tune in to today's show, where the ivories will get a workout. We'll feature Stephen Hough playing Rachmaninoff with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Marc-Andre Hamelin going solo, playing music by Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov. And Jon Kimura Parker joins cellist Lynn Harrell for a Beethoven sonata.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Francis Poulenc
    Andante from Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon
    Pianist James Levine, oboist Hansjorg Schellenberger, and bassoonist Milan Turkovic
  • Andre Previn
    "Jaunty," from Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
    The Poulenc Trio
    Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Sonata No. 4 in C for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 1
    Cellist Lynn Harrell and pianist Jon Kimura Parker
    Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall, Houston
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini," Op. 43
    Pianist Stephen Hough with the Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Yuri Temirkanov
    Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia

hour 2

  • Hector Berlioz
    "Hungarian March," from "The Damnation of Faust"
    The Orchestra of Liege with conductor Paul Strauss
  • Camille Saint-Saens
    Oboe Sonata in D, Op. 166
    Oboist Kalev Kuljus and pianist Marko Martin
    Meder Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
  • Pancho Vladigerov
    Sonatina Concertante, Op. 28
    Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin
    Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, New York
  • Hector Berlioz
    "Le Corsaire," Overture for Orchestra, Op. 21
    The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Roger Norrington
    Royal Festival Hall, London, England
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Overture from Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066
    The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
    Royal Festival Hall, London, England
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