Dmitri Shostakovich thought Robert Schumann's lone cello concerto to be a bit rough around the edges. So he cleaned it up with a new arrangement. We'll hear it performed by cellist Alexander Ivashkin at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. He's joined by conductor Alexander Lazarev and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Robert Schumann: Third movement from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Itamar Golan
Johann Sebastian Bach: Fourth movement from Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003
Violinist Julia Fischer
Weimar Hall, Weimar, Germany
John Sheppard: "In manus tuas III"
The Vox Vocal Ensemble with conductor George Steel
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York City
"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Park Stickney from Cardiff, Wales
Robert Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129
Cellist Alexander Ivashkin with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Alexander Lazarev
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Hour 2
Jean Sibelius: "Valse triste," Op. 44, No. 1
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Heitor Villa-Lobos: "Legend of the Native"
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Santa Barbara International Guitar Festival, Santa Barbara, California
Gustav Holst: "Venus,""Mercury" and "Jupiter" from "The Planets"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Leonard Slatkin
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
George Frideric Handel: Passacaglia
Violinist Paolo Ciociola and cellist Davide Amadio
The Modlin Center for the Arts, Richmond, Virginia
Witold Lutoslawski: Capriccio notturno ed Arioso from Concerto for Orchestra
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
Richard Strauss: Serenade in E-flat for Winds, Op. 7
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Alan Gilbert
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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