Vienna's Musikverein is one of those spectacular old European concert halls. The walls and ceilings shimmer with real gold. And the acoustics are every bit as magnificent as the decor. We'll hear pianist Lang Lang in a recital at the Musikverein, playing Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata. Plus, we'll hear from a special New Year's Day concert there. Daniel Barenboim and the Vienna Philharmonic rattled those golden walls and ceilings with Johann Strauss, Jr.'s "Thunder and Lightning Polka."
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms: Excerpts from Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
Lang Lang, piano
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Thunder and Lightning Polka
The Vienna Philharmonic, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Lang Lang, piano
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
Robert Schumann: Traumerei (Dreaming), from Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15
Lang Lang, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
The New York Philharmonic, David Robertson, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
Hour 2
Tielman Susato: Selections from the Danserye
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Samuel Barber: First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12
The New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
Lavinia Meijer, harp, Herve Joulain, horn
Storioni Festival, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
PT Young Artist-in-Residence: Alexander Malikov, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach: Fugue No. 8 from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 853
Alexander Malikov, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy in C Minor, K. 475
Alexander Malikov, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
Percy Grainger: Molly on the Shore
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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