July 25, 2008
Pollini in berlin
Our week of outstanding pianists concludes with a performance in Berlin by a seasoned statesman of the keys. Maurizio Pollini offers a vibrant interpretation of Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto with conductor Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic.
Today's Playlist
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in A-flat, Op. 32, No. 2
Pianist Maurizio Pollini
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Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn
Variations on the "Wedding March"
Pianist Arcadi Volodos
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Fragments in A-flat, Op. Post.
Pianist Arcadi Volodos
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Sir Edward Elgar
"La Capricieuse"
Violinist Nai-Yuan Hu and pianist Alain Jacquon
Newport Music Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
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Henryk Wieniawski
Capriccio-Valse
Violinist Nai-Yuan Hu and pianist Alain Jacquon
Newport Music Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 19
Pianist Maurizio Pollini with the Berlin Philharmonic and conductor Claudio Abbado
The Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
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Richard Wagner
"The Gods' Entry into Valhalla" from "Das Rheingold"
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Klaus Tennstedt
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Traditional Norwegian
"Ve no velkomme med oera" and "Pols fra Dunderlandsdalen"
Voci Nobili with conductor Maria Gamberg Helbekkmo
World Choral Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
"My Funny Valentine"
Voci Nobili with conductor Maria Gamberg Helbekkmo
World Choral Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Astor Piazzolla
"Libertango"
Brooklyn Rider
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Music Studio, St. Paul
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Edvard Grieg
"Dance of the Little Goats" and "At the Brookside"
Brooklyn Rider with mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Music Studio, St. Paul
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Toivo Karki
"Full Moon"
Brooklyn Rider
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Music Studio, St. Paul
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Richard Wagner
"Ride of the Valkyries"
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mariss Jansons
Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland