November 28, 2008

From The New World

When Antonin Dvorak lived in Bohemia, he wrote music that sounded Bohemian. And for the brief time he lived in America, he wrote American-sounding music, and encouraged American composers to do the same. Today we'll hear a performance of Dvorak's "New World" symphony featuring the Cleveland Orchestra, led by conductor Franz Welser-Most.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

George Frideric Handel
"Angels Ever Bright and Fair" from "Theodora," HWV 68
Soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and conductor Nicholas McGegan
Traditional
"Turkey in the Straw,""Jerusalem Ridge," and "Ragtime Anne"
Time for Three
Ramsey Center, Athens, Georgia
Ernest Bloch
"Prayer," for Cello and Strings
Cellist Ladislav Szathmary with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Mario Kosik
Concert Studio, Bratislava, Slovakia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 36 in C, K. 425 ("Linz")
The Academy Festival Orchestra with conductor Nicholas McGegan
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, California
Claude Debussy
"Syrinx"
Flutist Robert Langevin
Kosciuszko Foundation, New York City
Franz Liszt
"Forgotten Waltz" No. 1
Violist Gyozo Mate and pianist Balazs Szokolay
Hungarian Radio, Budapest, Hungary

hour 2

Morton Gould
"American Salute"
The Boston Pops with conductor John Williams
Arthur Foote
"Sarabande and Rigaudon"
Trio Virtuosi
George Bush Conference Center, College Station, Texas
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World")
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland

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