What happens in the practice room, stays in the practice room, right? Well, not in the digital age, and even less so during a pandemic. Pianist Charlie Albright has been offering a peek into his practice sessions. On today's show, hear more about Albright's method; then hear the results of his hard work as he plays Chopin's variations on a theme by Mozart.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Lasst Mich Allein, Op. 82
Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Anna Polonsky, piano
Dvorak
Decca NA
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in G Major, Op. 455, "Eroica": Mvt. 1
Bellingham Festival Orchestra; Michael Palmer, conductor
Bellingham Festival of Music, Western Washington University Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA
Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Anna Polonsky, piano; Peter Wiley, cello
Lillian and Robert Utsey Chamber Music Endowment, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Frederic Chopin: Variations on Mozart's La Chi Darem La Mano
Charlie Albright, piano
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
Hour 2
Dana Suesse, arr. C. Huxley: Seusse Jazz Nocturne
Peter Mintun, piano; Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra; Richard Rosenberg, conductor
Jazz Nocturne
Naxos 559647
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev: String Trio in D Major, Op. 21
Broyhill Chamber Ensemble
An Appalachian Summer Festival, Rosen Concert Hall, Broyhill Music Center, Boone, NC
Johann Strauss Jr.: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 Emperor Waltz
Festival Orchestra; Richard Rosenberg, conductor
National Music Festival, First United Methodist Church, Chestertown, MD
Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata in C, H.XVI No.50: 2. Adagio
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
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