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The first hour of our show features the music of Scandinavia. We'll hear music from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, culminating in the monumental piano concerto by Edvard Grieg. Grieg hailed from the lovely town of Bergen, Norway, and we'll hear pianist Andre Watts perform Grieg's concerto with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Carl Nielsen: "The Fog is Lifting"
Michala Petri, recorder, with the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Judd

Traditional: "Eg Aktar Inkje Mykje Hine Gutan"
Trio Mediaeval with percussionist Birger Mistereggen
Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota

Wilhelm Stenhammar: "Excelsior!" Op. 13
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Johannes Gustavsson
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

Niklas Sivelov: Improvisation
Pianist Niklas Sivelov
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Pianist Andre Watts with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Andrew Litton
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida

Hour 2

Claude Debussy: "Morning of a Festival Day" from "Images pour Orchestre"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen

Niccolo Paganini: Adagio from Trio Concertante in D for Guitar, Viola, and Cello
Guitarist Jason Vieaux, violist Yizhak Schotten, and cellist Young Song
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi
Walt Disney Hall, Los Angeles

Anthony Holborne: "The Honie Suckle"
Capriccio Stravagante with conductor Skip Sempe
Musica Antica Early Music Festival, Bruges, Belgium

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