February 13, 2009
The Music of Love
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. We'll celebrate a day early by featuring everything from a lovestruck, 17-year-old Shostakovich to the mature, heartbreaking love story between composer Peter Lieberson and his late wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Tune in for great performances from around the country, in honor of the day of love.
Today's Playlist
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Antonin Dvorak
Romantic Pieces Nos. 2 and 3, Op. 75
Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Orli Shaham
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Richard Rogers
"My Funny Valentine"
Voci Nobili with conductor Maria Gamborg Helbekkmo
World Choral Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Thomas Morley
"Joyne Hands"
The Baltimore Consort
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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John Johnson
"Green Garters"
The Baltimore Consort
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Trio No. 1
The Amelia Trio
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Frederic Chopin
First movement from Piano Trio No. 1
The Amelia Trio
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Peter Lieberson
"If Your Eyes were not the Color of the Moon," from "Neruda Songs"
Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor with the Aspen Chamber Symphony and conductor David Zinman
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Clara Schumann
Preludium and Fugue in F-sharp Minor
Pianist Jozef De Beenhouwer
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Christopher Theofanidis
"Rainbow Body"
The Juilliard Orchestra with conductor James DePreist
The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York City
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Robert Schumann
Selections from "Three Romances for Violin and Piano," Op. 94
Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Nico Muhly
"The Failed Visit," from "The Reader"
Studio musicians with conductor Nico Muhly
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Gabriel Faure
Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Op. 80
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra with conductor Tanya Ratner
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, Houston