Classical Performance Podcast: Recent Episodes

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

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Pianist David Deveau and the Shanghai String Quartet play Brahms at the 2015 Rockport Chamber Music Festival.

Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

David Deveau, piano; Shanghai String Quartet

Recorded at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport Massachusetts on June 7, 2015.

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Photo: Paul Carey Goldberg, courtesy Rockport Chamber Music Festival

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The Shanghai Quartet play Beethoven on opening weekend of the 2015 Rockport Chamber Music Festival

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat, Op. 18 No. 6

Shanghai String Quartet

Recorded at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport Massachusetts on June 6, 2015.

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Bach, with Sergey Schepkin

Johann Sebastian Bach: Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother, BWV. 992

Sergey Schepkin, piano

Recorded in WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio, March 7, 2013.

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Photo credit: Kathy Chapman

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Ravel, with the Chameleon Arts Ensemble

Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro

Members of the Chameleon Arts Ensemble: Anna Reinersman, harp; Deborah Boldin, flute; Kelli O'Connor, clarinet; Joanna Kurkowicz, violin; Heidi Braun-Hill, violin; Scott Woolweaver, viola; Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello

Recorded in WGBH's Studio One, May 16, 2003.

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Photo credit: Susan Wilson

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Pianist Anton Nel plays Beethoven and Mendelssohn

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10 No. 2

Mendelssohn: Fantasy in F-sharp minor, Op. 28

Anton Nel, piano

Recorded in WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio, December 4, 2008.

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Violinist Sarah Chang is joined by pianist Andrew von Oeyen for music by Franck and Elgar

Cesar Franck: Sonata in A major, Mvt. 4 (Allegretto poco mosso)

Edward Elgar: Salut d’Amour

Sarah Chang, violin; Andrew von Oeyen, piano

Recorded in WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio, October 14, 2011.

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Ravel, with the Parker String Quartet

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major

Parker String Quartet: Daniel Chong, violin; Karen Kim, violin; Jessica Bodner, viola; Kee-Hyun Kim, cello

Recorded in WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio, February 22, 2007

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Chopin, with Daniil Trifonov

Frederic Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25

Daniil Trifonov, piano

Recorded in WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio, October 3, 2012

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Photo credit: Roger Mastroianni

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Beethoven, with the Concord Chamber Players

Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op.9 No.3

Wendy Putnam, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Mihail Jojatu, cello

Recorded at the Concord Academy Performing Arts Center, September 26, 2004

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photo of Wendy Putnam courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Arensky, with the New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra

Anton Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a

NEC Chamber Orchestra

Recorded at WCRB’s Fraser Performance Studio, February 14, 2011

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Paavali Jumppanen plays Sibelius and Wagner

Sibelius: Impromptu in B minor, Op.5 No.5

Wagner, arr. Liszt: Isolde’s Liebestod

Paavali Jumppanen, piano

Recorded at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, January 20, 2012

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Borromeo String Quartet plays Debussy

Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op.10

Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen, violin; William Fedkenheuer, violin; Mai Motobuchi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello

Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio, June 28, 2002

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(photo by Eli Akerstein)

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Violinist Angelo Xiang Yu plays Mozart, Dvorak and Massenet


Mozart: String Duo No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423

Angelo Xiang Yu, violin; Kim Kashkashian, viola

Dvorak: Sonatina for Violin and Piano

Angelo Xiang Yu, violin; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano

Massenet: Meditation, from “Thais”

Angelo Xiang Yu, violin

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio

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Steinway Society of Massachusetts Competition winner Angelique Scully plays Prokofiev


Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 3

Angelique Scully, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio

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Steinway Society of Massachusetts Competition winner Daniel Kim Plays Schumann


Robert Schumann: Sonata No. 2 in G minor (1st movement)

Daniel Kim, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio

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Steinway Society of Massachusetts Competition Division 3 (7th & 8th grade) winner Avik Sarkar plays Beethoven and Chopin


Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30: (Movements 1 and 2)

Frederic Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10: No. 10

Avik Sarkar, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio

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Steinway Society of Massachusetts Competition Division 2 winner George Kiu plays Khachaturian


Aram Khachaturian: Toccata on Armenian Folksongs

George Kiu, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio

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Steinway Society of Massachusetts Competition Division 1 winner Katherine Liu plays Moszkowski and Tchaikovsky.


Moritz Moszkowski: From 15 virtuoso etudes – No.6

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: From 6 Pieces, Op. 19 - Nocturne

Katherine Liu, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio

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Victor Li, winner of Division 4 (9th and 10th graders) of the Steinway Society of Massachusetts Competition, plays Liszt.


Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Verdi’s Rigoletto

Victor Li, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio

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The Parker String Quartet performs Dvorák in the Fraser Performance Studio


Antonin Dvorák: String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 51

The Parker String Quartet: Daniel Chong, violin; Karen Kim, violin; Jessica Bodner, viola; Kee-Hyun Kim, cello

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on June 6, 2008

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(photo of the Parker Quartet by Jamie Jung)

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Handel and Haydn Society Trio performs Beethoven in the Fraser Performance Studio


Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D, Op. 70, No. 1

Members of the Handel and Haydn Society: Susanna Ogata, violin; Guy Fishman, cello;

Ian Watson, fortepiano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on June 5, 2012

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Markus Schirmer and A Far Cry play Mozart in the Fraser Performance Studio


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K.414

Markus Schirmer, piano; A Far Cry

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on May 20, 2009

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photo of Markus Schirmer by BIG SHOT/Christian Jungwirth, courtesy of the artist

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Kiril Gerstein plays Weber in the Fraser Performance Studio


Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Kiril Gerstein, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on March 26, 2012

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Augustin Hadelich plays Ysaye and Kreisler in our WGBH Studios


Eugene Ysaye: Sonata No. 4 in E minor, “Kreisler”

Augustin Hadelich, violin

Fritz Kreisler: Caprice Viennois

Augustin Hadelich, violin; Philip Fisher, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on November 16, 2012 and April 12, 2007

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The Calder Quartet plays Haydn in WGBH’s Studio One


Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. I

Benjamin Jacobson and Andrew Bulbrook, violins; Jonathan Moerschel, viola; Eric Byers, cello

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on February 22, 2005

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(photo of Calder Quartet by Autumn de Wilde)

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Turina - Fantasia Sevillanas

Ponce - Porti mi Corazon

Villa Lobos - Prelude No. 2

Eliot Fisk, guitar

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(photo of Eliot Fisk by Keitaro Yoshioka)

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Musicians from the Rockport Chamber Music Festival play music by Richard Strauss, in WCRB's Fraser Performance Studio


Richard Strauss: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.13

David Deveau, piano; Irina Muresanu, violin; Yinzi Kong, viola; Emmanuel Feldman, cello

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on June 4, 2008

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(portrait of Richard Strauss by Max Liebermann, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Sean Chen plays Alexander Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 5, in the Fraser Performance Studio


Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5

Sean Chen, piano

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on April 26, 2013

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The Chiara String Quartet plays Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 20 No. 2 in C major, in the Fraser Performance Studio


Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet Op. 20 No. 2 in C major

Chiara String Quartet: Rebecca Fischer, violin; Hyeyung Julie Yoon, violin; Jonah Sirota, viola; Gregory Beaver, cello

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Recorded at WGBH’s Fraser Performance Studio on October 23, 2013

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(photo of Chiara Quartet by Roger Ressmeyer)