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December 7, 2009

The gift of fire

Prometheus took fire from the gods and gave it to mortals. We got warmth and light, knowledge and culture. But Zeus punished Prometheus by chaining him to a rock for all eternity, where a giant eagle pecked out his liver each day. Hour one is a look at music inspired by the Prometheus legend, including music by Barber, Schubert, Beethoven, and Glazunov.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Richard Wagner
    "Magic Fire Music" from "Die Walkure"
    The Philadelphia Orchestra with conductor Eugene Ormandy
  • Samuel Barber
    "Music for a Scene from Shelley," Op. 7
    The New England Conservatory Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Hugh Wolff
    Jordan Hall, Boston
  • Franz Schubert
    "Prometheus," D. 674
    Baritone Thomas Quasthoff and pianist Lars Vogt
    Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Excerpts from "The Creatures of Prometheus," Op. 43
    The Buffalo Philharmonic with conductor JoAnn Falletta
    Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
  • Alexander Glazunov
    "Orientale" from "Five Novelettes"
    The St. Petersburg String Quartet
    Le Petit Trianon Concert Hall, San Jose, California

hour 2

  • Antonin Dvorak
    Final movement from Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 ("Dumky")
    The Weilerstein Trio
  • Carl Maria von Weber
    "Invitation to the Dance"
    The German Symphony Orchestra of Berlin with conductor Charles Dutoit
    Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
  • Frederic Chopin
    Mazurkas No. 2 in A-flat and No. 3 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 59
    Pianist Jonathan Biss
    Union College, Schenectady, New York
  • Leos Janacek
    Piano Trio ("The Kreutzer Sonata")
    The Weilerstein Trio
    Jordan Hall, Boston
  • Anonymous
    Gaudens in Domino, for the Feast of St. Nicholas
    In Mulieribus with conductor Anna Song
    St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Portland Oregon
  • Andre Danican Philidor
    "En m'en Revenant de Saint Nicolas" and "Bouree d'Avignone"
    The Royal Wind Music with conductor Paul Leenhouts
    Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Adagio and Fugue, K. 546
    The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra with conductor Christopher Zimmerman
    St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, Houston
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