Archive for December 21st, 2021

Dec. 21 2021

Beethoven 1808 “Monster” Concert

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213 years ago, on December 22, 1808 Ludwig van Beethoven put on a benefit concert for himself. It was his last public performance as a pianist with orchestra. The concert included all new music by Beethoven and lasted 4 hours, from 6:30 PM until 10:30 PM. Join Jonathan Palevsky and me for a musical re-creation […]

Dec. 21 2021

Tuesday 12/21/21 Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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11:00 PM Heras-Casado & Trpčeski   Rachmaninov:             Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, Op. 30 Simon Trpčeski, piano; Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor   Tchaikovsky/Pletnev: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker Simon Trpčeski, piano   Tchaikovsky:              Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13 (Winter Dreams)   Ravel:                          Introduction and […]

Dec. 21 2021

Playlist: Dec/21/21

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8:17 PM Zdenek Fibich — Symphony No.2 Key: E flat major Opus: 38Conductor: Marek StilecNaxos, 573157 8:14 PM Traditional — Rise, Come and See the King Integra, 801 7:34 PM Franz Schubert — Piano Sonata No. 18 Key: G major Opus: 78Andras Schiff, pianoLondon, 440307 7:28 PM Hector Berlioz — Shepherd’s Farewell to the Holy […]

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