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April 6, 2010

The poetry of Mitsuko Uchida

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida's playing has been described using all the usual superlatives, but the word that seems to crop up most often is "poetic." Uchida shares her poetry with conductor Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, in a performance of Beethoven's second piano concerto. And she'll be back again on Thursday's show for Beethoven's third concerto, from the same concert.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    First movement from Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat, K. 281
    Pianist Mitsuko Uchida
  • Fernando Bustamante
    Misionera
    Guitarist Jason Vieaux
    92nd Street Y, New York City
  • Antonio Vivaldi
    Violin Concerto in D, RV 212
    Violinist Enrico Casazza with La Follia Barocca
    First Baptist Church, Savannah, Georgia
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 19
    Pianist Mitsuko Uchida with the Berlin Philharmonic and conductor Simon Rattle
    Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

hour 2

  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Second movement from Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 (Scottish)
    The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Herbert von Karajan
  • Domenico Scarlatti
    Sonata in A Minor, K. 175
    Pianist Joyce Yang
    The Frederic Chopin Society, St. Paul
  • Franz Schubert
    First movement from Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 (The Great)
    The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
    Culture and Congress Center, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
    The Miro Quartet
    Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, Oregon
  • Marco Pereira
    Bate-Coxa
    The Brasil Guitar Duo
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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