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Joyce Yang and Gershwin's Piano Concerto

Pianist Joyce Yang feels that George Gershwin's "Concerto in F" is full of optimism, freedom and magic... and we all could probably use a little more of that in our lives right now. On today's show, hear Joyce Yang and the Aspen Festival Orchestra perform Gershwin's iconic piano concerto.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 "Serioso" Movement 4: Larghetto espressivo
Emerson String Quartet
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets
DG 453811

James MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck, conductor
WQED-FM, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Wiley Newbold calling from Morgantown, WV

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Inon Barnatan, piano; Geoff Nuttall, violin; Jay Campbell, cello
Spoleto Festival USA, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Hour 2

Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119, No. 1
Joyce Yang, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society (Live)
MPR 091108

Peter Boyer: Curtain Raiser
Dallas Winds and Percussion Ensemble; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX

Eugene Ysaye: A Child's Dream Op. 14
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Hyeyeon Park, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA

George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
Joyce Yang, piano; Aspen Festival Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
Aspen Music Festival and School, Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO

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