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March 30, 2012

The Emerson Quartet with David Finckel

Cellist David Finckel has been a member of the Emerson Quartet since 1979. Last month, he said he's leaving the quartet at the end of next season. Before he goes, we'll hear a great performance on today's show from the Emersons, with David Finckel, playing Dvorak's American Quartet, in concert at the Savannah Music Festival.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Manuel de Falla
    Ritual Fire Dance
    Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Charles Dutoit, conductor
  • Jean-Fery Rebel
    Les Elemens
    Arion Baroque Orchestra; Christophe Rousset, conductor
    Bourgie Hall, Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, KV 478
    Benny Kim, violin; Philip Dukes, viola; Keith Robinson, cello ; Sebastian Knauer, piano
    Savannah Music Festival; Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, Georgia
  • Gabriel Faure
    Sicilienne, from Pelleas and Melisande
    Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Kent Nagano, conductor
    Spring for Music; Carnegie Hall, New York City, New

hour 2

  • Claude Debussy
    Violin Sonata; I. Allegro vivo
    Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
  • Antonin Dvorak
    String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, "American"
    Emerson String Quartet
    Savannah Music Festival; Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah,
  • John Kennedy
    Garden Winds for Edwin
    Members of the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra; John Kennedy, conductor
    Spoleto Festival USA; Simons Center Recital Hall, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Claude Debussy
    Danses Sacree et Profane for harp and strings
    Rino Kageyama, harp; Sinfonietta Paris; Michael Boone, conductor
    The Reformed Church of Batignolles, Paris, France
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