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October 6, 2010
Musical Heroes
Three musical heroes make an appearance today. Lohengrin was the mysterious knight of the Holy Grail, who rescued a damsel by riding in a boat drawn by swans. We'll hear the prelude to Act III of Wagner's "Lohengrin." Don Quixote was the mad anti-hero who tilted at windmills and waged war against armies of sheep. Georg Philipp Telemann brought him to life in a suite for strings, performed at New Mexico's Music from Angel Fire. And finally, the hero of the bullfight, the torero. The Jupiter String Quartet plays Joaquin Turina's "Bullfighter's Prayer" at Music@Menlo. Plus, pianist Paul Lewis playing Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto at the Proms, and the hero of the Piano Puzzler, composer Bruce Adolphe.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Robert Schumann
Romance No. 2 in F-sharp, Op. 28
Thomas Lorango, piano
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Richard Wagner
Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Georg Philipp Telemann
His Attack on the Windmills, from Don Quixote Suite
Musicians from Music from Angel Fire
Music from Angel Fire, Taos, New Mexico
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Joaquin Turina
La Oracion del Torero
The Jupiter String Quartet
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Stephen Herschkorn from Highland Park, New Jersey
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Robert Schumann
Introduction and Allegro Appassionato in G, Op. 92
Finghin Collins, piano, the BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Albert Roussel
Gigue from Suite in F
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stephane Deneve, conductor
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Excerpt from English Folk Song Suite
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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Bela Bartok
Homage to Johann Sebastian Bach, from Mikrokosmos, Book 3, BB 105
Donald Berman, piano
An Appalachian Summer Festival, Boone, North Carolina
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Gigue from Partita No. 3 in E for Violin
Gil Morgenstern, violin, Donald Berman, piano
An Appalachian Summer Festival, Boone, North Carolina
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 73 (Emperor)
Paul Lewis, piano, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stephane Deneve, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
