Weekend of October 18, 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
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Claude Debussy
"Clair de Lune"
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes
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Jacques Ibert
"Hommage a Mozart"
Music Academy of the West with conductor Nicholas McGegan
Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara, California
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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
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Bela Bartok
"Romanian Folk Dances"
Flutist Debra Wendells Cross, clarinetist Robert Alemany and guitarist JoAnn Falletta
The Virginia Arts Festival, Gloucester, Virginia
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Camille Saint-Saens
"Elegie," Op. 160
Violinist Olivier Charlier and pianist Jean Hubeau
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Fritz Kreisler
"Prelude and Allegro"
Violinist Pietro Talamini with Interpreti Veneziani
Modlin Center for the Arts, Richmond, Virginia
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Ernest Bloch
"Prayer"
Cellist Ralph Kirshbaum and pianist Peter Jablonski
The Frick Collection, New York City
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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