Weekend of October 24, 2009
Levine Recuperates
American conductor James Levine is normally very busy this time of year. He's music director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York as well as the Boston Symphony. But Levine is out recuperating from back surgery. He was supposed to make his return to the podium this week, but Levine's doctors nixed that. He's under orders to take it easy for a while longer. The staff of PT wishes him a speedy recovery. In today's show, we'll feature a pre-surgery performance of Levine conducting the Boston Symphony in Haydn's Symphony Number 104.
Today's Playlist
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Waltz from "Sleeping Beauty"
The Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductor Seiji Ozawa
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Daron Aric Hagen
Aria from Suite for Piano
Pianist Mariangela Vacatello
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas
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Virgil Thomson
"The Divine Image"
Baritone Thomas Hampson and pianist Craig Rutenberg
Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Winona, Minnesota
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"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Warren Harder from Crystal Lake, Illinois.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 104
The Boston Symphony Orchestra with conductor James Levine
Symphony Hall, Boston
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Johann Baptist Georg Neruda
Vivace from Concerto for Trumpet in E-flat
Trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and conductor Hugh Wolff
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Henry Purcell
March and Chaconne from "King Arthur"
Arte Dei Suonatori
Frederiksberg Church, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" from "The Magic Flute," Op. 66
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano, and Pieter Wispelwey, cello
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Traditional
Finnish Folk Song
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan
Ordway Center, Saint Paul
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Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite, Op. 40
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with conductor Nicholas McGegan
Ordway Center, Saint Paul