We'll feature the acclaimed Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra twice today. First we'll hear them at home in St. Paul, Minnesota, with pianist Christian Zacharias playing a Chopin concerto. Then we'll follow them on their Scandinavian tour, and hear a recent concert in Copenhagen. Violinist Nikolaj Znaider joins them for a Mozart concerto. Tune in for one of the country's finest chamber orchestras, both at home and on the road.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes
Benjamin Britten: First Movement from Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80
Cellist Truls Mork
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
Richard Strauss: String Sextet from "Capriccio," Op. 85
Violinists Ittai Shapira and Xiao-Dong Wang, violists Ara Gregorian and Rachel Shapiro, and cellists Jim Wilson and Alexis Pia Gerlach
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson, South Carolina
Frederic Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
Pianist and conductor Christian Zacharias with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, Minnesota
Hour 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff: "Polka de V. R."
Pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff
Giovanni Legrenzi: Sonata "La Foscari" a due, Op. 2
Violinist Adam Barnett-Hart, bassoonist Dennis Godburn, and harpsichordist Kenneth Cooper
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
Sergei Rachmaninoff: "Elegy"
Pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa
Mihail Jora Hall, Bucharest, Romania
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K. 219
Violinist and conductor Nikolaj Znaider with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Music Conservatory Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 55, No. 2
Violinist Nikolaj Znaider and pianist Daniel Gortler
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