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March 3, 2009
Under the influence
The Finnish nights were long and cold while Jean Sibelius was working on his seventh symphony. Especially since his wife was angry with him at the time. He turned to a new, more understanding companion - alcohol. Not exactly the prescribed formula for artistic success, but for Sibelius it seemed to have worked. Today's show features a 200 proof performance of the seventh by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic in Amsterdam.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Waltz from "Sleeping Beauty"
The Kirov Orchestra with conductor Valery Gergiev
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Claude Debussy
Second movement from Quartet in G Minor for Strings, Op. 10
The Parisii Quartet
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Violinist Sergei Krylov with the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra and conductor Valery Gergiev
KlaraFestival, Brussels, Belgium
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Peter Maxwell Davies
"Farewell to Stromness"
Pianist David Owen Norris
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
hour 2
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Jean Sibelius
March from "Karelia Suite"
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Paul Brantley
Credo from "Service Music"
The Excelsior Trombone Ensemble
St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City
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Toru Takemitsu
"The Night," from "Toward the Sea"
Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, violist Cynthia Phelps, and flutist Joshua Smith
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Claude Debussy
Pastorale from Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, violist Cynthia Phelps, and flutist Joshua Smith
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 7 in C, Op. 105
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
