February 3, 2009
Mendelssohn's 200th Birthday
Today is the 200th birthday of Felix Mendelssohn. Even after 200 years, new Mendelssohn works are still popping up, and we'll take you to a concert in New York City featuring several world premieres of his music. Plus, host Fred Child talks with pianist Wu Han and Mendelssohn biographer Larry Todd about the life and music of this great composer.
Today's Playlist
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Felix Mendelssohn
"Happy and Blessed are They," from "St. Paul"
Voices of Ascension with conductor Dennis Keene
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Felix Mendelssohn
"Songs Without Words" Nos. 1, 2, and 4
Pianist Wu Han
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Edvard Grieg
"Butterfly"
Pianist Edvard Grieg
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3, Op. 56 ("Scottish")
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Sir Neville Marriner
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Felix Mendelssohn
Intermezzo from String Quartet No. 2 in A, Op. 13
The Juilliard String Quartet
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Felix Mendelssohn
Presto Agitato in B Minor for Piano
Pianist Anna Polonsky
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
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Felix Mendelssohn
Fugue No. 12, from Twelve Fugues for String Quartet
The Shanghai Quartet
Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
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Felix Mendelssohn
Scherzo from Trio No. 2 in D Minor
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland, Oregon
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Felix Mendelssohn
Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Andre Previn
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Felix Mendelssohn
Scherzo from Octet in E-flat, Op. 20
Musicians from Marlboro
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Third and Fourth Movements from String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80
The Pacifica Quartet
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Felix Mendelssohn
"How Lovely Are the Messengers"
The St. Olaf College Orchestra and Choirs with conductor John Ferguson
Skoglund Auditorium, Northfield, Minnesota