December 30, 2009
Tchaikovsky's Fifth in Philly
The lush sound of the Philadelphia Orchestra is an ideal fit for Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. We'll go to the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia to hear Christoph Eschenbach conduct the final three movements of this emotionally turbulent masterpiece.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Peter Tchaikovsky
"July: Reaper's Song" and "September: Hunting" from "The Seasons," Op. 37b
Pianist Christoph Eschenbach
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Frederic Chopin and Leopold Godowsky
Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1, and "Diatonisch"
Pianist Boris Berezovsky
Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
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Carl Maria von Weber
Rondo from Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Major, Op. 34
Clarinetist Anthony McGill and the Miro String Quartet
Music@Menlo Festival, Palo Alto, California
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Little Fugue in G Minor
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Music Studio, St. Paul
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Second, third and fourth movements from Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
The Philadelphia Orchestra with conductor Christoph Eschenbach
Kimmel Center, Philadelphia
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George Gershwin
Prelude No. 1
The Eroica Trio
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Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto in B-flat for Trumpet and Strings, Op. 7, No. 3
David Washburn, trumpet, with musicians from Music@Menlo
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in B-flat for Violin, Cello and Strings, RV 537
Violinist Ani Kavafian and cellist David Finckel with musicians from Music@Menlo
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Franz Schubert
Two Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935
Pianist David Jalbert
Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Montreal, Canada
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George Gershwin
Cuban Overture
The Munich Philharmonic with conductor James Levine
Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, Germany