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
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Francis Poulenc
Andante from Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon
Pianist James Levine, oboist Hansjorg Schellenberger, and bassoonist Milan Turkovic
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Andre Previn
"Jaunty," from Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
The Poulenc Trio
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
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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
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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
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Hector Berlioz
"Hungarian March," from "The Damnation of Faust"
The Orchestra of Liege with conductor Paul Strauss
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Camille Saint-Saens
Oboe Sonata in D, Op. 166
Oboist Kalev Kuljus and pianist Marko Martin
Meder Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
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Pancho Vladigerov
Sonatina Concertante, Op. 28
Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin
Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, New York
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Hector Berlioz
"Le Corsaire," Overture for Orchestra, Op. 21
The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Roger Norrington
Royal Festival Hall, London, England
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Overture from Orchestral Suite No. 1, BWV 1066
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Royal Festival Hall, London, England