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January 21, 2009

Some Legendary Swan Songs

It's always good to make your exit while you're at the top of your game. In today's show, we'll feature final performances by some of the great classical artists of our time, including conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, pianist Vladimir Horowitz, and violinist Nathan Milstein. Plus, we'll feature John Williams'"Air and Simple Gifts," played at yesterday's presidential inauguration.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Franz Schmidt
    Intermezzo from "Notre Dame"
    The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Lawrence Foster
  • John Williams
    "Air and Simple Gifts"
    Violinist Itzhak Perlman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, clarinetist Anthony McGill, and pianist Gabriela Montero
    United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
  • Paul Moravec
    "Scherzo"
    Trio Solisti
    Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, New York
  • "The Piano Puzzler"
    This week's contestant is David Pratt from Columbiana, Ohio.
  • Joseph Haydn
    Symphony No. 95 in C Minor, Hob. I:95
    The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Lawrence Foster
    Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany

hour 2

  • Frederic Chopin
    Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 56, No. 3
    Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
  • George Frideric Handel
    Sonata in A, Op. 1, No. 3
    Violinist Nathan Milstein and pianist Georges Pludermacher
    Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Niccolo Paganini
    Allegro from Caprice for Solo Violin, Op. 1, No. 13
    Violinist Nathan Milstein
    Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Benjamin Britten
    "Four Sea Interludes," Op. 33a, from "Peter Grimes"
    The Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductor Leonard Bernstein
    Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Fourth Movement from Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
    The Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductor Leonard Bernstein
    Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Rondo in D, K. 485
    Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
    Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
  • Moritz Moszkowski
    "Etincelles" ("Sparks"), Op. 36, No. 6
    Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
    Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
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