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
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Franz Schmidt
Intermezzo from "Notre Dame"
The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Lawrence Foster
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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.
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Paul Moravec
"Scherzo"
Trio Solisti
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, New York
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"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is David Pratt from Columbiana, Ohio.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 95 in C Minor, Hob. I:95
The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Lawrence Foster
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 56, No. 3
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
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George Frideric Handel
Sonata in A, Op. 1, No. 3
Violinist Nathan Milstein and pianist Georges Pludermacher
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Niccolo Paganini
Allegro from Caprice for Solo Violin, Op. 1, No. 13
Violinist Nathan Milstein
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Benjamin Britten
"Four Sea Interludes," Op. 33a, from "Peter Grimes"
The Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductor Leonard Bernstein
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts
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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
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in D, K. 485
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
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Moritz Moszkowski
"Etincelles" ("Sparks"), Op. 36, No. 6
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany