Classical Performance

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Classical Performance episodes

May 07, 2017 A Brahms Celebration with James Campbell and Marc-Andre Hamelin
Clarinetist James Campbell and pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin got together in our WCRB studio to celebrate Brahms:
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in F minor, Op. 120
James Campbell, clarinet; Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio (October 20, 2010)
24 min
March 25, 2017 A Bach Celebration from WCRB's Studio
Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday, with two fine performances from our WCRB studio:
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 for Violin in D minor, BWV 1004 with Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
J.S. Bach: Flute Sonata in B minor, BWV 1030 with Marten Root, flute; Menno van Delft, harpsichord
Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio (January 4, 2013 and April 1, 2008)
36 min
March 09, 2017 A Chopin Celebration from WCRB's Studio
Celebrating the March birthday of Frederic Chopin - Two performances from our WCRB Studio:
Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65 with Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 with Lise de la Salle, piano
Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio (May 1, 2008 and November 10, 2009)
38 min
January 27, 2017 A Mozart Celebration from WCRB's Studios
It's a Mozart Birthday Celebration - three fabulous peformances from our WGBH/WCRB Studios:
Mozart: Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304, with Corey Cerovsek, violin; Jeremy Denk, piano
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Part II, "Tu Virginum Corona" with soprano Kristen Watson and the Acadia Players
Mozart: Sonata for two pianos in D major, K. 448, with pianists Alexander Korsantia and Yelena Beriyeva
Recorded at WGBH's Studio One (January 27, 2006) and WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio (October 3, 2012 and March 24, 2009)
45 min
July 22, 2016 Daniil Trifonov plays Fairy Tales by Medtner
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, “Even having seen it, one cannot quite believe it. Such is the artistry of pianist-composer Daniil Trifonov.”
Nicolai Medtner: Fairy Tales (selections) - Fairy Tale in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2; Fairy Tale in E-flat Major, Op. 26, No. 1; Fairy Tale in B-flat minor, Op. 20, No. 1
Igor Stravinsky (arr. Guido Agosti): Danse infernale du roi Katschei: Allegro feroce

Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio on October 3, 2012.
15 min
May 29, 2016 Blue Heron sings Du Fay
Blue Heron sings Guillaume Du Fay
Guillaume Du Fay: Entre vous, gentils amoureux
Du Fay: Je me complains
Du Fay: J’atendray tant qu’il vous playra
Hugo de Lantins: Mon doulx espoir
Du Fay: Puisque vous estez campieur
Gilles Binchois: Tant plus ayme
Du Fay: Helas, mon dueil
Du Fay: Adieu m’amour
Du Fay: Par droit je puis complaindre
Recorded at WGBH’s Studio One on February 28, 2006.
37 min
April 30, 2016 Trio Cleonice plays Beethoven
Beethoven, with Trio Cleonice
Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. 70, No. 2 in E-flat Major
Trio Cleonice: Ari Isaacman-Beck, violin; Gwen Krosnick, cello; Emely Phelps, piano.
Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on February 22, 2013.
32 min
March 25, 2016 Charlie Albright plays Liszt and Chopin
The Washington Post calls him “one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.”
Robert Schumann, trans. Franz Liszt: Widmung
Frederic Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-flat, No. 2 in F major, No. 7 in C-sharp minor, No. 9 in G-flat major, and No. 12 in C minor.
Charlie Albright, piano
Recorded at WCRB's Fraser Performance Studio on May 5, 2011.
21 min
February 06, 2016 Christina Day Martinson plays Biber
Biber's Mystery Sonatas, with violinist Christina Day Martinson
Heinrich Biber: Mystery Sonatas Nos. 9-12
Christina Day Martinson, violin; Martin Pearlman, harpsichord
Recorded at WGBH Studio One on April 6, 2007.
33 min
November 28, 2015 Max Levinson plays Schumann
Schumann, with pianist Max Levinson
Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13; Arabesque, Op. 18
Recorded at WGBH's Studio One on September 21, 2001.
35 min

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The Classical Performance podcast features the very best live classical performances, recorded by WCRB. From local up-and-comers to world-renowned masters, the Classical Performance podcast is your source for classical, on the go.