October 3, 2011
Welcome Boston
This week, we welcome all our new listeners in and around Boston. PT is now being carried by Classical New England in Boston. In today's show, we'll feature great performances by James Levine and the Boston Symphony, and pay visits to the Boston Early Music Festival and the New England Conservatory, representing just a part of the vibrant arts scene in this historic city.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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William Byrd
Psalm 126: Turn our captivity, O Lord
Boston Camerata, Boston Shawm and Sackbut Ensemble, Joel Cohen, conductor
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Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco
Aria and Allegro
Ensemble Zefiro, Alfredo Bernardini, director
Boston Early Music Fesitval, Boston
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Francois Couperin
L'Et Caetera Ou Menuets, from Concerto No. 9 (Portrait of Love)
Carol Ou, cello, Fenwick Smith, flute, Peter Sykes, harpsichord
Jordan Hall, Boston
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Lukas Foss
For Aaron
The Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Julian Kuerti, conductor
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William Byrd
Miserere Mihi
Stile Antico
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Maurice Ravel
Jeux d'eau (Play of the Water)
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts
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Maurice Ravel
Final Scene from Daphnis and Chloe
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, James Levine, conductor
Symphony Hall, Boston
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Claude Debussy
Prologue from Cello Sonata in D Minor
Mischa Maisky, cello, Martha Argerich, piano
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
The New England Conservatory Brass Players, Charles Beltz, conductor
Jordan Hall, Boston
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Benny Golson
I Remember Clifford
Boston Brass
Virginia Arts Festival, Newport News, Virginia
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Frederic Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
Martha Argerich, piano, Sinfonia Varsovia, Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor
Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, Warsaw, Poland