The veteran conductor Charles Dutoit is known for championing colorful works with a French or Spanish flavor and this week's broadcast from the Los Angeles Philharmonic illustrates why. Recorded in February, the varied program begins with Alberto Ginastera's Variaciones Concertantes, a theme and eleven variations with a distinct Argentine quality. It progresses to Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, featuring the brilliant Russian soloist Nikolai Lugansky, and concludes with Stravinsky's complete ballet score for Petrushka.

Conductor: Charles Dutoit

Soloist: Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Playlist

Alberto Ginastera - Variaviones concertantes
Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Igor Stravinsky - Petrushka