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February 10, 2009
The Twilight of the Gods
If you sat through Richard Wagner's four-opera "Ring" cycle start to finish, it would take close to a day. It's tough to break that down into bite-sized portions, but there are a few "Ring" excerpts that make their way into the concert hall. On today's show, we'll hear orchestral excerpts from the final opera in the cycle, "Gotterdammerung," or "The Twilight of the Gods," featuring Simon Rattle and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849
Pianist Helene Grimaud
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Ron Ford
"Motet"
Calefax
The Frick Collection, New York City
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Joseph Guy Ropartz
Prelude, Marine, and Chanson for Flute, Harp, and Strings
Flutist Gretchen Pusch, harpist Hannah Lash, violinist Jorja Fleezanis, violist Zoltan Toth, and cellist Emilio Colon
Round Top Festival, Round Top, Texas
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E, BWV 878, Prelude in E, BWV 1006, and Prelude, BWV 872
Pianist Helene Grimaud
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
"The Calendar Prince," from "Scheherazade"
The Buffalo Philharmonic with violinist Michael Ludwig and conductor JoAnn Falletta
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
hour 2
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Traditional
"The Gift to be Simple"
The King's Singers
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Paul Simon
"April Come She Will"
The King's Singers
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D for Two Oboes, Two Violins, and Bassoon, RV 564a
Members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with conductor Rachel Podger
International Chamber Orchestra Festival, Minneapolis
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Richard Wagner
"Siegfried's Rhine Journey" and "Siegfried's Funeral Music," from "Gotterdammerung"
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic with conductor Simon Rattle
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England
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Igor Stravinsky
Third Movement from "Symphony of Psalms"
The Berlin Philharmonic and Berlin Radio Choir with conductor Simon Rattle
