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June 3, 2009

More from Van Cliburn

The six remaining Van Cliburn Competition contestants are giving their final performances this week. Today, we'll hear Italian pianist Mariangela Vacatello in her semi-final round performance, playing music by Schumann and Scriabin. Our guest blogger, Gregory Allen, says of Vacatello, "She has insight, sensitivity, imagination, good taste, and - rarely found in competitions - a sense of integrity and humility about her role as an artist."

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Franz Liszt
    "Hungarian Attack March"
    The Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Ondrej Lenard
  • Camille Saint-Saens
    "Morceau de Concert for Horn and Orchestra"
    Hornist Sharon Polyak with the Munich Radio Orchestra and conductor Josep Caballe-Domenech
    BR Studio 1, Munich, Germany
  • George Gershwin
    "I Got Rhythm"
    The Venezuelan Brass Ensemble with conductor Thomas Clamor
    Concert Hall of the Congress and Culture Center, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • "The Piano Puzzler"
    This week's contestant, Peter Sagal from Chicago, is the host of NPR's "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!"
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    "The Tempest," Op. 18
    The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mario Kosik
    Slovak Philharmonie, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

hour 2

  • Franz Liszt
    Consolation No. 3
    Pianist Van Cliburn
  • Christoph Gluck
    "Dance of the Blessed Spirits," from "Orfeo ed Euridice"
    Violinist Renaud Capucon
    Concert Hall, Stavanger, Norway
  • Robert Schumann
    Scherzo from Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44
    Pianist Mariangela Vacatello with the Takacs Quartet
    Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Alexander Scriabin
    Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9, No. 2
    Pianist Mariangela Vacatello
    Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
  • Franz Schubert
    Last two movements from Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944, ("The Great")
    The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra with conductor Paul McCreesh
    Concert Hall, Stavanger, Norway
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