Weekend of January 10, 2009
The Firebird
It was an unlikely chain of events that brought Igor Stravinsky and "The Firebird" together. The Ballet Russes first considered four other composers before turning, in desperation, to the young, unknown Stravinsky. The result was a masterpiece, and Stravinsky became an overnight star. Today we'll hear the Netherlands Symphony perform a suite from Stravinsky's ballet.
Today's Playlist
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Antonio Vivaldi
Third and Fourth Movements from Concerto in D Minor for Recorders and Strings, RV 535
Matthias Maute, recorder and conductor, with Ensemble Caprice
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Duke Ellington
"Jump for Joy"
Calefax
The Frick Collection, New York City
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George Gershwin
"Blues" from "An American in Paris"
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California
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Harold Arlen
"Over the Rainbow"
Soprano Renee Fleming and pianist Richard Bado
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Somei Satoh
"Birds in Warped Time II"
Violinist Theresa Salomon and pianist Kathrun Woodard
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite from "The Firebird"
The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gerd Albrecht
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Joseph Haydn
Presto from Quartet No. 27 in D, Op. 20, No. 4
The Mendelssohn String Quartet
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32
Pianist Chu-Fang Huang
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Aaron Copland
"Three Latin American Sketches"
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Juan Crisostomos Arriaga
String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat
The Miro Quartet
Alice Tully Hall, New York City
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Antonin Dvorak
Vivace from String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 ("American")
The Guarneri Quartet