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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



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

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