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Weekend of December 12, 2009

Swinging, Austrian-style

Can an Austrian orchestra swing? We explore that question, as the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz, Austria, gives a performance of the Symphonic Dances from Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story." Bernstein's music is jazzy, raucous, not the least bit tidy or controlled. We'll see if the Austrians can get into the American spirit of the music, in this performance from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Plus, a new Piano Puzzler with Bruce Adolphe.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
    First movement from Sinfonia in B-flat, HW I/2
    The Orchestra of St. Luke's with conductor Dennis Russell Davies
  • Antonio Vivaldi
    Largo from "Winter" of "The Four Seasons"
    Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and violist Cynthia Phelps
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
  • Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
    "Ballo del Granduca"
    The Flanders Recorder Quartet
    Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
  • Michael Praetorius
    "Psallite Unigenite"
    The King's Singers
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
  • "The Piano Puzzler"
    This week's contestant is Caroline Cassil from Sutherlin, OR
  • Leonard Bernstein
    Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
    The Bruckner Orchestra of Linz with conductor Dennis Russell Davies
    Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

hour 2

  • Jeronimo de Aliseda
    "Beatus Franciscus"
    The Rose Ensemble
  • Elliott Carter
    Holiday Overture
    The New England Conservatory Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Hugh Wolff
    Jordan Hall, Boston
  • Perfchat with the Rose Ensemble
  • Sister Patsy Williamson
    "Pretty Home"
    The Rose Ensemble
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Traditional
    "Give Good Gifts,""Cold, Frosty Morning," and "Jesus the Light of the World"
    The Rose Ensemble
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Benjamin Franklin White
    "Jordan's Shore"
    The Rose Ensemble
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • John Playford
    "Scotch Cap" and "The Juice of Barley"
    The Rose Ensemble
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Daniel Read
    "Sherburne"
    The Rose Ensemble
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Hugh Martin
    "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
    The Imani Winds
    Performing Arts Center, Purchase, New York
  • Vince Guaraldi
    "Christmas Time is Here"
    Chanticleer
    Stanford Memorial Church, Stanford, California
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