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January 6, 2011
Transcendental Music
It's long been known that music has the ability to help transport us out of our daily lives. It's one of the reasons so many of us listen to it. In today's show, we have a whole hour of music about other realms of being, and higher planes of existence. "Visions of Another World," by Karim Al-Zand, "Music of the Spheres," by Josef Strauss, and a Transcendental Etude by Franz Liszt. Plus an ethereal Norwegian vision of heaven from the women of Trio Mediaeval.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Gustav Holst
"Mercury, the Winged Messenger" from "The Planets"
The CSR Symphony Orchestra with conductor Adrian Leaper
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Josef Strauss
"Music of the Spheres"
The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Daniel Barenboim
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
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Franz Liszt
Transcendental Etude No. 11, S. 139 ("Evening Harmonies")
Pianist Roberto Plano
The Frederic Chopin Society, St. Paul
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Karim Al-Zand
"Visions from Another World"
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra with conductor JoAnn Falletta
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston
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Traditional (Arranged by Linn Andrea Fuglseth)
"I Know of a Heavenly Stronghold"
Trio Mediaeval
Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Cavatina from String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat, Op. 130
The Pacifica Quartet
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
hour 2
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Adagio from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Andrew Litton
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with conductor Nicholas McGegan
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Franz Schubert
Klavierstucke No. 2 in E-flat, D. 946
Pianist Imogen Cooper
Southbank Centre, London, England
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jaap van Zweden
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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Gerald Finzi
Romance for String Orchestra, Op. 11
The Scottish Ensemble with Artistic Director Jonathan Morton
Wigmore Hall, London, England
