January 8, 2009

An Intimate Beethoven

We're used to hearing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony come thundering at us from about a hundred musicians on stage. Today, we'll hear the work on a much smaller scale. The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, about half the size of a full symphony orchestra, tackles the Fifth, and brings out its more intimate side. Bernard Haitink conducts the performance, from a concert in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

Francis Poulenc
Two Intermezzi
Pianist Pascal Roge
Maurice Ravel
"A la Maniere de Emmanuel Chabrier" and "A la Maniere de Borodin"
Pianist Di Wu
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Francois Couperin
"La Pucelle"
The Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players
St. Mark's Church, Philadelphia
Maurice Ravel
Quartet in F for Strings
The Parisii Quartet
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City
Gabriel Faure
"Elegy"
Cellist Xavier Phillips with the Orchestra of the Suisse Romande and conductor Marek Janowski
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland

hour 2

Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro from Concerto in B-flat for Violin
Violinist Mela Tenenbaum with the Philharmonia Virtuosi and conductor Richard Kapp
Claude Debussy
"Suite Bergamasque"
Calefax
The Frick Collection, New York City
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe with conductor Bernard Haitink
Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland

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