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Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

Not many pieces can match the romantic drama and sheer virtuosity of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. On Thursday's Performance Today, hear a thrilling concert performance by pianist Joyce Yang and the Nashville Symphony.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johann Sebastian Bach: Flute Sonata in A Major BWV 1032 Movement 1 Vivace
Marina Piccinini, flute; Brasil Guitar Duo
Bach: Flute Sonatas
Avie 2196

Antonin Dvorak: Quartet in F Major, Op 96 "American"
Jasper String Quartet
Honest Brook Music Festival, WSKG Public Media, Honest Brook Music Festival, Delhi, NY

Astor Piazzolla: Zita from Suite Troileana
Brasil Guitar Duo
Americas Society, Americas Society, New York, NY

Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op 23: Movements 2 & 3
Joyce Yang, piano; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Nashville Symphony, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN

Hour 2

Erwin Schulhoff: Alla Tango Milonga
Mira Wang, Colin Jacobsen, violins; Nicholas Cords, viola; Jan Vogler, cello
Tango!
Sony 32803

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Trio Sonata No.4 in C minor
Sonnambula; Elizabeth Weinfield, Artistic Director
Baruch Performing Arts Center - Engelman Recital Hall, New York, NY

Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor
Musikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland

Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata for alto saxophone & piano "Hot Sonata"
Sean Meyers, alto saxophone; Teodora Adzharova, piano
Summer Chamber Music in Roland Park, Roland Park Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, MD

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