Weekend of May 1, 2010
Getting to the heart of things
Some pianists approach Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto as something to be conquered by force. They make it sound every bit as difficult as it is. But Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes overcomes all those technical difficulties and gets to the heart of the piece like few others can. We'll hear a performance by Andsnes and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Bergen, Norway.
Today's Playlist
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Ani Kavafian and Joseph Silverstein, violins, Paul Neubauer, viola
First movement from Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12
Zoltan Kodaly
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The Academy Festival Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Homage to Mozart
Jacques Ibert
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Debra Wendells Cross, flute, JoAnn Falletta, guitar
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Heitor Villa-Lobos
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This week's contestant is Drew Herman from Kodiak, Alaska
The Piano Puzzler
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The Orchestra of the Suisse Romande, Peter Eotvos, conductor
Suite for Orchestra from Hary Janos
Zoltan Kodaly
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Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Allegretto in C, D. 346
Franz Schubert
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The Phantasm Ensemble, Laurence Dreyfus, director
A Song called Trumpets
Robert Parsons
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Colorado College Summer Music Festival Musicians
In Memorium
Arnold Bax
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Leif Ove Andsnes, piano, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
First movement from In the Mists
Leos Janacek
