Weekend of May 2, 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 Yundi Li going solo, playing a Chopin scherzo. 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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Antonin Dvorak
Scherzo from Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81
The Orion String Quartet with pianist Peter Serkin
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Frederic Chopin
Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
Pianist Yundi Li
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Four Fugues from "The Well-Tempered Clavier"
The Orion String Quartet
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
The Curtis Symphony Orchestra with conductor Christoph Eschenbach
Verizon Hall, Philadelphia