October 10, 2008
music to shake the world
If there's an earthquake down under, will we feel it here in the U.S.? Definitely. Never one for small ambitions, Antonin Dvorak said he wanted his music to "shake the world." Today on PT we'll hear the West Australia Symphony Orchestra performing Dvorak's Seventh Symphony from a concert in Perth, Australia.
Today's Playlist
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Alexander Glazunov
Moderato from the Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82
Violinist Julia Fischer with the Russian National Orchestra and conductor Yakov Kreizberg
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Giuseppe Verdi
Overture to "La Forza del Destino"
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Marcello Rota
Municipal House, Prague, Czech Republic
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Felix Mendelssohn
Sonata for Violin and Piano in F
Violinist Julia Fischer and pianist Milana Chernyavska
International Festival of Chamber Music, Schenectady, New York
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Thomas Weelkes
Centone No. 6 for Brass Quintet
Members of the Chicago Chamber Musicians
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, Illinois
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Colin Brumby
Vigoroso from the Flute Concerto
Flutist Vernon Hill with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki
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Brad Richter
"Elation"
Guitarist Brad Richter
The Jacklin Arts and Culture Center, Post Falls, Idaho
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Olivier Messiaen
"The Blackbird"
The Australia Ensemble
Sir John Clancy Auditorium, Sydney, Australia
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Jean Sibelius
"The Blue Anemone"
Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and pianist Bengt Forsberg
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra with conductor Arild Remmereit
Concert Hall, Perth, Australia