March 27, 2008
Dvorak in los angeles
Antonin Dvorak was inspired by the sound of birds when he wrote his Eighth Symphony. But it's also a work of widely varying emotions, of ebullient joy and deep sorrow. From Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, David Robertson leads the L.A. Philharmonic in a stirring performance.
Today's Playlist
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Maurice Ravel
"Oiseaux Tristes" ("Sad Birds"), No. 2
Pianist Maurice Ravel
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Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 5
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Simon Rattle
The Philharmonie, Berlin
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Dmitri Shostakovich
"Russian Dance" from "The Golden Age"
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Sir Simon Rattle
The Philharmonie, Berlin
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu No. 4 in F Minor, D. 935
Pianist Imogen Cooper
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Marin Marais
"Les Folies d'Espagne"
Cellist David Amadio with the Interpreti Veneziani Baroque Orchestra
Modlin Center for the Arts, Richmond, Virginia
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Maurice Ravel
"Piece en forme de habanera"
Cellist Daniel Muller-Schott
Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
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Antonin Dvorak
Third movement from "Terzetto," Op. 74
Violinists Bohuslav Matousek and Josef Kekula, and violist Jan Peruska
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Leroy Anderson
"Pirate Dance"
The West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, with conductor Charles Prince
Klaus von Bismarck Hall, Cologne, Germany
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George Gershwin
"It Ain't Necessarily So"
Trio Solisti
Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, New York
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Ranaan Meyer
"Of Time and Three Rivers"
Time for Three
Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor David Robertson
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles