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September 3, 2010
Gergiev's Firebird Ignites the 2010 Proms
Every now and then, there is a concert performance that galvanizes an audience. If you're there, you feel it happening -- you unconsciously lean forward in your seat, grip the arm rests, the hair on the back of your neck stands up. There was a concert three weeks ago in London that had that effect: the audience shouted and stomped their approval, the critics raved. The concert performance of the summer (so far!) at the 2010 Proms in London: Valery Gergiev conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in an epic performance of the Firebird, by Igor Stravinsky.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Igor Stravinsky
Excerpt from Petrushka
Yuja Wang, piano
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird
The London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Alexander Scriabin
Piano Preludes No. 11 in B and No. 12 in G-sharp Minor, Op. 11
Yuja Wang, piano
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
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Alessandro Piccinini
Ciaccona in Partite Variate
Axel Wolf and Michael Freimuth, theorbos
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
hour 2
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Johannes Brahms
Two Fantasies, Op. 116
Richard Goode, piano
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Samuel Barber
Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5
The Cleveland Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg, conductor
Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami
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Chris Rogerson
Lullaby: No Bad Dreams
Benjamin Beilman, violin, Francis Perron, piano
Montreal International Music Competition, Montreal, Quebec
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 101
Richard Goode, piano, Benjamin Beilman, violin, Peter Myers, cello
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Finale from Suite No. 6
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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This summer PT is broadcasting live from the Aspen Music Festival and School, one of the biggest and most venerated summer music institutions. See and hear why this festival, at 8,000 feet, is at the highest caliber. See images and listen to additional audio. And be sure to follow host Fred Child's trip to Aspen on Facebook.
Music@Menlo's first-ever free downloads! Check out music from three of seven concerts with music ranging from Antonio Vivaldi to Arnold Schoenberg. More audio arriving in September 2010.
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Most violinists would be thrilled with Midori's performance calendar, appearing as a soloist in the great concert halls of the world. But Midori wanted more. Listen to her conversation with Fred Child about her musical outreach programs to children around the world which, she says, train kids to not just be great musicians but great kids. Midori is joined by pianist Robert McDonald to play music by Brahms, Hindemith and Kreisler.
Midori plays music by Bach and Brahms
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Download the concert for free.