Chopin's Third Concerto
03/24/10 3:00PM
We'll hear a real rarity this afternoon, the seldom-played Allegro de Concert, Op. 46 by Frederic Chopin. It is a solo piano reduction of the opening movement of a never-realized piano concerto. It is an awkwardly difficult piece for any pianist to perform, as he or she is asked for function as both orchestra AND soloist.
Playlist
3:03pm
Allegro de Concert in A, Op. 46
| Composer | Frederic Chopin |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Garrick Ohlsson, piano |
| CD/Album | The Complete Works of Frederic Chopin, Vol. 8 |
| Record co./Cat # | Arabesque 6686 |
| Note | Solo piano sketch of opening movement of Piano Concerto #3, never realized |
3:17pm
Piano Concerto #1 in e, Op. 11
| Composer | Frederic Chopin |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra |
| Conductor | Jerzy Semkow |
| Soloists | Rafal Blechacz, piano |
| CD/Album | Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 4778088 |
3:59pm
Prelude in Ab, Op. posth., B 86
| Composer | Frederic Chopin |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Rafal Blechacz, piano |
| CD/Album | Chopin: Athe Complete Preludes, 2 Nocturnes Op. 62 |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 10870 |
4:07pm
Russian Easter Festival Overture
| Composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Antal Dorati |
| CD/Album | Dorati Conducts Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin |
| Record co./Cat # | Mercury 434308 |
4:23pm
Zadok the Priest
| Composer | Georg Frideric Handel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Monteverdi Orchestra & Choir |
| Conductor | John Eliot Gardiner |
| CD/Album | Handel/Dixit Dominus |
| Record co./Cat # | Erato 45136 |
4:31pm
Les petits riens (Ballet suite), K 299b ("Little nothings")
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Raymond Leppard |
| CD/Album | Mozart: Une Petite Musique de Nuit... |
| Record co./Cat # | Erato 88014 |
4:52pm
Villanelle for Horn & Orchestra
| Composer | Paul Dukas |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig |
| Conductor | Kurt Masur |
| Soloists | Hermann Baumann, horn |
| CD/Album | Gliere-Saint-Saens-Dukas-Chabrier: Works for Horn |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 416380 |
5:07pm
Ruslan & Ludmilla: Overture
| Composer | Mikhail Glinka |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 5605 |
5:13pm
Trumpet Concerto #1 in Eb
| Composer | Johann Wilhelm Hertel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Elgar Howarth |
| Soloists | Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet |
| CD/Album | Trumpet Concertos - Hardenberger |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 426311 |
5:28pm
Symphony #5 in Eb, Op. 82
| Composer | Jean Sibelius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Mariss Jansons |
| CD/Album | Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5 |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 55533 |
6:07pm
Serenade for Strings
| Composer | Edward Elgar |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | English String Orchestra |
| Conductor | William Boughton |
| Record co./Cat # | Nimbus 5008 |
6:18pm
Octet #1
| Composer | Carl Stamitz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Consortium Classicum |
| CD/Album | Carl Stamitz: Wind Symphonies |
| Record co./Cat # | CPO 999081 |
6:30pm
Piano Trio in d, Op. 3
| Composer | Alexander von Zemlinsky |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Beaux Arts Trio |
| CD/Album | Korngolf, Zemlinsky: Piano Trios |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 434072 |