October 16, 2008

a hero's life

When Richard Strauss compared himself to Napoleon and wrote a piece about himself, calling it "A Hero's Life," he had his tongue planted firmly in his cheek. Some of the critics didn't get the joke - Strauss parodied them in the piece. Today we'll hear music from "A Hero's Life" featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

Richard Strauss
Overture to "Die Schweigsame Frau"
The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra with conductor Karl Anton Rickenbacher
Pepe Romero
"Farrucas"
Guitarist Lito Romero
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Richard Strauss
Music from "Ein Heldenleben"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Alexander Mickelthwaite
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

hour 2

Maurice Ravel
"The Valley of the Bells"
Cellist Nathaniel Rosen and pianist Doris Stevenson
John Dowland
"Captaine Digorie Piper's Galliard"
Capriccio Stravagante
Musica Antica Early Music Festival, Bruges, Belgium
Samuel Scheidt
"Pavan"
Capriccio Stravagante
Musica Antica Early Music Festival, Bruges, Belgium
Erik Satie
Gnossiennes No. 1 and No. 2
Saxophonist Arno Bornkamp with the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic and conductor Ed Spanjaard
Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Maurice Ravel
"Noble and Sentimental Waltzes"
The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic with conductor Ed Spanjaard
Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Gustav Mahler
Quartet in A Minor for Piano and Strings
Members of the American Chamber Players
Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Paul Constantinescu
"Toccata"
Pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa
Mihail Jora Hall, Bucharest, Romania

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