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November 3, 2011
Two Halves of a Conductor
Part of conductor's job is to be a glorified traffic cop, to make sure the music doesn't come apart at the seams. But even more important than that, it's to be a leader and a unifier, to convey an artistic vision to the orchestra. If the first part of the job description seems better-suited to younger people, it's the second part that has historically swung the baton in favor of the senior generation. Pablo Heras-Casado is a 34-year-old Spaniard who seems to have both halves in good order. Today, he leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Stravinsky's Firebird Suite.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Women's Dance, from Aleko
The London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, conductor
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Andras Schiff, piano
Schwetzingen Festival, Schwetzingen, Germany
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Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade
The New Century Chamber Orchestra, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin and leader
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, California
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Richard Wagner
Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Gautier Capucon, cello, Gabriela Montero, piano
Rozsa Centre, Calgary, Alberta
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Felix Mendelssohn
Cello Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 58
Gautier Capucon, cello, Gabriela Montero, piano
Rozsa Centre, Calgary, Alberta
hour 2
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Igor Stravinsky
Menuetto and Finale from Suite Italienne
Cho-Liang Lin, violin, Andre-Michel Schub, piano
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Kurt Weill
Lost in the Stars
Chanticleer
Beaches Fine Arts Series, Jacksonville Beach, Florida
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Traditional (Arranged by Glenn Haynes)
My Lord, What a Morning
The New Century Saxophone Quartet
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts
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Clyde Davenport
Five Miles from Home
The New Century Saxophone Quartet
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, Massachusetts
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Anonymous (Arranged by Milos Valent)
A New Horn-Pipe
Solamente Naturali, Milos Valent, director
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Francesco Geminiani
The Last Time I Came o'er the Moor, from Sonata No. 3 for Two Violins and Basso Continuo
Solamente Naturali, Milos Valent, director
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Henry Purcell
Scotch Tune
Solamente Naturali, Milos Valent, director
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird Suite
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
