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Tuesday

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Murray Perahia Discovers Schumann's Inner Child

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Murray Perahia Discovers Schumann's Inner Child

Pianist Murray Perahia joins the celebration of Schumann’s 200th with a discussion Kinderszenen, the composer’s imaginative depiction of childhood. With Performance Today’s Fred Child, Perahia offers his own interpretation of the work and plays a few choice selections.

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Monday

The Life And Music Of Robert Schumann

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The Life And Music Of Robert Schumann

Schumann's entire being was music, informed by dream and fantasy. He was music's quintessential Romantic, always ardent, always striving for the ideal. Learn about his passionately creative but troubled life, and hear some of his best music.

'Mondnacht' ('Moonlight,' from Liederkreis, Op. 39) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

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Friday

Murray Perahia: Bonding With Bach And Chopin

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Chopin At 200

Murray Perahia: Bonding With Bach And Chopin

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Few pianists can match Perahia's lucid clarity and warm, rippling sound. Hear him play Chopin and Bach, and discuss their music with Performance Today host Fred Child in NPR's studio.

Hear Murray Perahia Play Bach And Chopin At NPR

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Sunday

Chopin We Love

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Chopin At 200

Chopin We Love

What's not to love about Chopin? Perhaps even more than the works of Bach and Mozart, Chopin's music is almost universally admired — by pianists, by critics, and by people who know nothing about classical music. Hear some of NPR contributors' favorite performances of music by Chopin on the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

Tuesday

Gold Standard For Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'
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Gold Standard For Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'

Bach's Goldberg Variations function not only as a brilliant investigation of a sublime theme, but also as a masterly compendium of style and a study in how to write idiomatically for the keyboard. Murray Perahia's recording combines energetic rhythms with seasoned musicality.

Ted Libbey And Fred Child Recommend Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'

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Friday

Music Interviews

Classical pianist and conductor Murray Perahia

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Classical pianist and conductor Murray Perahia has a new CD: Chopin Etudes: Opus 10, Opus 26. He also explored the music of J.S. Bach in recent recordings, including Bach's Keyboard Concertos vol. 1 which he recorded and conducted with the St. Martin in the Fields ensemble. And he recorded the Goldberg Variations and Bach's complete English Suites. In 1994 Perahia suffered a thumb injury that left him unable to play regularly for a year. He took up his first conducting post as principal guest conductor of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. This interview first aired April 11, 2001.

Classical pianist and conductor Murray Perahia

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Wednesday

Music Interviews

Classical pianist and conductor Murray Perahia

Fresh Air

Classical pianist and conductor Murray Perahia. Hes been exploring the music of J.S. Bach in his recordings. His latest is Bachs Keyboard Concertos vol. 1 which he recorded and conducted with the St. Martin in the Fields ensemble. He also recorded the Goldberg Variations and Bachs complete English Suites. (All are on Sony Classical). In 1994 Perahia suffered a thumb injury that left him unable to play regularly for a year. He took up his first conducting post as Principal Guest conductor of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. They just completed a 10-city tour.

Classical pianist and conductor Murray Perahia

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