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
