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March 25, 2011
Enigma in Toronto
Whatever the enigma is behind Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations" - and we've had theories posited on Performance Today - it's still magnificent music, a grand showcase for an outstanding orchestra. Peter Oundjian will lead one, the Toronto Symphony, at a concert in Toronto.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Georges Bizet
Carillon from L'Arlesienne Suite No.1
The Toronto Symphony, Andrew Davis, conductor
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Yu Shi Wang
Sunflowers
Yundi Li, piano
Festival Theater, Baden-Baden, Germany
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Francis Poulenc
Rondo from Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Christian Wetzel, oboe, Dag Jensen, bassoon, Andreas Bach, piano
Spannungen Chamber Music Festival, Heimbach, Germany
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Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations, Op. 36
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Peter Oundjian, conductor
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Church Sonatas in E-flat, K. 67, and F, K. 244
Ani Kavafian and Tien-Hsin Wu, violins, Peter Wiley, cello, James Welch, organ
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
hour 2
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Scherzo from Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36
Marlboro Music Festival Orchestra, Pablo Casals, conductor
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
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Ernst von Dohnanyi
Concert Etude No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 28
Roberto Plano, piano
Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dances No. 18 in D, No. 19 in B Minor, and No. 21 in E Minor
The French National Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
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Brad Sayles
Buffalo Bayou Suite
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Robert Moody, conductor
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento No. 3 in E-flat, K. 166
Musicians from the Marlboro Music Festival
Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
