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June 14, 2012
Happy Birthday Lang Lang
Musically-speaking, pianist Lang Lang came of age long ago. He's been an international star since he was a teen-ager. But at last, all of us who are on the far side of 30 get to welcome Lang Lang into the fold. Today is his 30th birthday. We'll celebrate with highlights from his sold-out concert two weeks ago at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Alexander Scriabin
Etude No. 1 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 2, and Etude No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 8
Lang Lang, piano
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Niccolo Paganini
The Carnival of Venice
Vadim Repin, violin, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Philharmonie, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Brad Richter
Waltz Me to Hell (Homage to Niccolo Paganini)
Brad Richter, guitar
Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, Post Falls, Idaho
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-flat, BWV 825
Lang Lang, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Frederic Chopin
Excerpts from Twelve Etudes, Op. 25
Lang Lang, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Franz Liszt
La Campanella (the Little Bell), from Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3
Lang Lang, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Richard Wagner
Good Friday Spell, from Parsifal
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
hour 2
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Maurice Ravel
Epilogue, from Noble and Sentimental Waltzes
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
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Leos Janacek
Sinfonietta, JW VI, No. 18
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Markus Stenz, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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John Tavener
The Lord's Prayer
Anonymous 4
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Kenji Bunch
Drift
The Alias Chamber Ensemble
Turner Hall, Nashville
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Hector Berlioz
Le Corsaire Overture
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
