June 22, 2009
Thinking outside the box
Most classical music concerts take place inside the concert hall, essentially a glorified box. Many of those boxes are rightly revered and cherished for their history, architecture, and acoustics. But today, we'll go outside the box. The first hour of today's show features performances from unusual locations, including a barge, a night club, and a former power plant (the Heimbach hydroelectric plant, pictured).
Today's Playlist
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Paul Hindemith
Finale from Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 11, No. 6
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff
Heimbach Spannungen Festival, Heimbach, Germany
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2 and Waltz from "The Gadfly," Op. 97
Cellist Jan Vogler with the Knights and conductor Eric Jacobsen
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
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Lev Zhurbin
"Garmoshka"
Violinists Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen with the Knights and conductor Eric Jacobsen
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23, K. 488
Pianist Lars Vogt with the Heimbach Strings
Heimbach Spannungen Festival, Heimbach, Germany
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Second movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050
Bargemusic musicians
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, New York
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Waltz from "Michurin"
Cellist Jan Vogler with the Knights and conductor Eric Jacobsen
Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
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Albert Ketelbey
"The Adventurers" Overture
The Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Adrian Leaper
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Max Bruch
Excerpts from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83
The Kavafian Shifrin Schub Trio
Kaul Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
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Francis Poulenc
"The Model Animals" Suite
The Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra with conductor Adrian Leaper
Teatro Monumental, Madrid, Spain
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Robert Schumann
Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
Cellist Brook Speltz and pianist Hugh Sung
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
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Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles Gounod
"Ave Maria"
Cellist Brook Speltz
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia