Sisters Katia and Marielle Labeque have been playing as a piano duo for more than 50 years, and their playing and approach is as fresh as ever. On today's show, hear the Labeque sisters perform a new concerto for two pianos by Bryce Dessner.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Johannes Brahms, arr. Joseph Joachim and Bion Tsang: from 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 4
Anton Nel, piano & Bion Tsang, violin
Bion Tsang and Anton Nel Live In Concert
Artek NA
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major D.956
Axel Strauss, violin; Ara Gregorian, violin; Dimitri Murrath, viola; David Requiro, cello; Meta Weiss, cello
Manchester Music Festival, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT
Johann Sebastien Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV 1043
Hilary Hahn and Margaret Batjer, violins; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Gemma New, conductor
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Royce Hall, Westwood, CA
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet
Stephen Rose, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Phillip Ying, viola; Bion Tsang, cello
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50, No. 3
Leon Fleisher, piano
Two Hands - Bach, Chopin, Etc.
Vanguard 1551
Reinhold Gliere: Selections from Eight Duos for Violin and Cello, Op. 39
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Edward Arron, cello
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Bryce Dessner: Concerto for Two Pianos
Katia Labeque, piano; Mareille Labeque, piano; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
Johann Sebastian Bach: Capriccio "On the Departure of a Brother"
Leon Fleisher, piano
The Journey
Vanguard 1796
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze (short excerpt)
Leon Fleisher, piano
Leon Fleisher: Two Hands
Vanguard 1551
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