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October 13, 2008

Orange county organ symphony

Today, we'll hear the king of instruments in the hands of a master. Organist Paul Jacobs joins the Pacific Symphony for a performance of Camille Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony from the Orange County Performing Arts Center in California. The occasion marked the debut of that new instrument -- all 4,322 pipes of it.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Claude Debussy
    "Clair de Lune"
    Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes
  • Jacques Ibert
    "Hommage a Mozart"
    Music Academy of the West with conductor Nicholas McGegan
    Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, California
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
    Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and conductor Antonio Pappano
    The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Bela Bartok
    "Romanian Folk Dances"
    Flutist Debra Wendells Cross, clarinetist Robert Alemany and guitarist JoAnn Falletta
    The Virginia Arts Festival, Gloucester, Virginia

hour 2

  • Camille Saint-Saens
    "Elegie," Op. 160
    Violinist Olivier Charlier and pianist Jean Hubeau
  • Fritz Kreisler
    "Prelude and Allegro"
    Violinist Pietro Talamini with Interpreti Veneziani
    Modlin Center for the Arts, Richmond, Virginia
  • Ernest Bloch
    "Prayer"
    Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum and pianist Peter Jablonski
    The Frick Collection, New York City
  • Camille Saint-Saens
    Symphony No. 3 in C Minor ("Organ")
    Organist Paul Jacobs with the Pacific Symphony and conductor Carl St. Clair
    Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa, California
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