November 4, 2008
Music for election day
On today's show we'll feature performances from cities that John McCain and Barack Obama have called home. We'll have performances from Phoenix, Chicago, and the city where both have lived and worked lately - Washington, D.C. And to prove that Performance Today is as neutral as the Swiss, we'll feature a performance by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
Today's Playlist
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Duke Ellington
"Caravan" and "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
The Chestnut Brass Company
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Ottorino Respighi
Prelude to "The Birds"
The Eclipse Chamber Orchestra with conductor Sylvia Alimena
George Washington Masonic Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Allegro from Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jose-Luis Novo
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, Maryland
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Josef Haydn
Cello Concerto in C, Hob. VIIb:1
Cellist and conductor Heinrich Schiff with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Zeppelinhaus, Friedrichshafen, Germany
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Queen Lili'uokalani
"Ku'u Pua i Paoakalani"
Soprano Kim Sueoka with the Rose Ensemble
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Maurice Ravel
"Introduction and Allegro for Flute, Clarinet, Harp and String Quartet"
Members of the Nash Ensemble
92nd Street Y, New York City
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David Diamond
Allegro Molto Vivace from "Rounds for String Orchestra"
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with conductor Gerard Schwarz
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzons II and IV
The Atlantic Brass Quintet
Faith Presbyterian Church, Sun City, Arizona
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Robert Schumann
"Three Romances"
Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Josef Haydn
Keyboard Concerto in D, Hob. XVII:11
Harpist Xavier de Maistre with the KBS Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alexander Lazarev
Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
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Johann Erasmus Kindermann
"Sonata Seconda"
Harpsichordist Kristian Bezuidenhout
Paine Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Allegro from Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor
Violinists Georg Kallweit and Midori Seiler with the Academy for Ancient Music
Mandel Hall, Chicago