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Lang Lang, pianist
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Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3

When writing his Piano Concerto No. 3, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev wrote a single word above a particular point in the composition..."coldly". He wants a chill to run down your spine. It's a chilling musical descent, entombed in the concerto's fiery heat. Join the audience as pianist Lang Lang and the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform the Piano Concerto No. 3 by Prokofiev.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johannes Brahms: Two Intermezzos, Op. 118, No. 1 and No. 4
Lang Lang, piano
Haydn, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Tchaikovsky
Telarc 80524

Thierry Escaich: Tango Virtuoso
Equus Saxophone Quartet
Classical KING FM 98.1, KING FM Studios, Seattle, WA

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Lessa Virnya from Syracuse, NY

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C
Lang Lang, piano; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Hour 2

Jean Philippe Rameau: Elegy (Deux gigues)
Dmitry Paperno, piano
Through the Years
Cedille 74

Antonio Vivaldi (arr. J.S. Bach): Concerto in G Minor for Flautino, Strings, and Basso Continuo, RV 316/BWV 975
Anna Fusek, recorder; Venice Baroque Orchestra; Andrea Marcon, conductor
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte and Variations in A minor
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA

Peter Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake, Op. 20
Sheryl Staples, violin; New York Philharmonic; Alan Gilbert, Conductor, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY

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