Great Pianists Of The Past With David Kaplan

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In celebration of Public Radio Music Month, VPR music hosts are inviting ‘Studio Buddies" to join them to share their favorite music and commentary.   Read more about Public Radio Music Month on VPR in the VPR Blog.

Today, pianist David Kaplan joins Joe Goetz to talk about great pianists of the
past.  We’ll hear from Alfred Cortot, Edwin Fischer,
Bela Bartok, David Golub, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Artur Schnabel, Sviatoslav Richter, and others.  David will share his
thoughts and perspective as we listen to these timeless recordings. 

We’ll be asking you to share your thoughts on today’s program by getting in touch with us through the VPR Facebook Page, on Twitter using the hashtag #VPRPianists, or through the Contact Form on our website.  Who are the pianists from the past who have most moved you?  What are your favorite classic recordings?

David performs chamber music of Antonin Dvorak this Saturday evening in Burlington with Burlington Ensemble.  More information here.

 

Playlist:
3:01 pm
  • Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue #3 in c#
  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Soloists: Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano
  • Record co./Cat #: Vanguard 8046
3:08 pm
  • Piano Concerto #24 in c: first movement , K 491
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Soloists: Artur Schnabel, piano
  • Conductor: Walter Susskind
3:24 pm
  • Piano Concerto #1 in f#: first movement , Op. 1
  • Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Soloists: Sergei Rachamninoff, piano
  • Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
  • Record co./Cat #: Piano Library 258
3:40 pm
  • Violin Sonata in g
  • Composer: Claude Debussy
  • Soloists: Joseph Szigeti, violin ; Bela Bartok, piano
  • Record co./Cat #: Vanguard 8008
3:56 pm
  • Piano Concerto in A Minor: first movement , Op. 54
  • Composer: Robert Schumann
  • Ensemble: Royal Symphony
  • Soloists: Alfred Cortot, piano
  • Conductor: Ferenc Frisay
  • Record co./Cat #: Melodrama
4:16 pm
  • Imrptomptu in Eb , Op. 90/2 , D 899
  • Composer: Franz Schubert
  • Soloists: David Golub, piano
  • Record co./Cat #: Private recording
4:26 pm
  • Two Etudes-Tableux , Op. 33 / Op. 39
  • Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Soloists: Sviatoslav Richter, piano
  • Record co./Cat #: Prima 254034
4:37 pm
  • Piano Concerto #4 in G: excerpts , Op. 58
  • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Soloists: Edwin Fischer, piano
  • Record co./Cat #: Private recording
5:05 pm
  • On the Town: Times Square, 1944
  • Composer: Leonard Bernstein
  • Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
  • CD/Album: The Joy of Bernstein
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 445486
5:11 pm
  • String Quartet #23 in D , Op. 17/6 , HOB 3/30
  • Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Ensemble: London Haydn Quartet
  • CD/Album: Haydn: String Quartets Op. 17
  • Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 67722
  • Note: (this is #6 of the six Quartets, Op. 17)
5:31 pm
  • Violin Concerto #1 in D , Op. 19
  • Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
  • Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic
  • Soloists: David Oistrakh, violin
  • Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin
  • CD/Album: David Oistrakh: Violin Concertos, 10 CD set
  • Record co./Cat #: Brilliant Classics 92609
  • Note: (Historic Russian Archives)
5:52 pm
  • Debut Quadrille , Op. 2
  • Composer: Johann Strauss II
  • Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic
  • Conductor: Franz Welser-Most
  • CD/Album: New Year's Concert 2011: Wiener Philharmoniker / Franz Welser-Most
  • Record co./Cat #: London 4782601
  • Note: (Recorded live, January 1, 2011)
6:02 pm
  • Carnival Overture , Op. 92 , B 169
  • Composer: Antonin Dvorak
  • Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
  • Conductor: George Szell
  • CD/Album: Smetana: Moldau / Dvorak: 4 Dances
  • Record co./Cat #: Sony 36716
6:12 pm
  • Helios Overture
  • Composer: Carl Nielsen
  • Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra
  • Conductor: John Mauceri
  • CD/Album: Songs Of The Earth
  • Record co./Cat #: Philips 438867
6:23 pm
  • Sonata For 2 Trumpets
  • Composer: Giuseppe Alberti
  • Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Soloists: John Wallace, trumpet ; John Miller, trumpet
  • Conductor: Simon Wright
  • CD/Album: Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Torelli, Stradella
  • Record co./Cat #: Nimbus 5079
6:31 pm
  • Symphony in C
  • Composer: Igor Stravinsky
  • Ensemble: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
  • Conductor: Charles Dutoit
  • CD/Album: Stravinsky: Symphony in C / Symphony in 3 Movements
  • Record co./Cat #: London 414272

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