March 4, 2008
Beethoven's second symphony
Critics have been raving about the Minnesota Orchestra's recordings of the Beethoven symphonies. Find out what's so special about conductor Osmo Vanska's take on Beethoven when they perform the Second Symphony at a concert in Minneapolis.
Today's Playlist
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Georges Bizet
Premier Nocturne in F
Pianist Glenn Gould
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Eugene Bozza
Scherzo, Op. 48
The Aquilon Wind Quintet
Old Abbey, Mettlach, Germany
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Don Carlo Gesualdo
"Belta, pi che t'assenti"
Pomerium Musices with conductor Alexander Blachly
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Don Carlo Gesualdo
"Belta, pi che t'assenti,""Deh, come invan sospiro" and "Gia piansi nel dolore" from Madrigals, Book VI
The Brentano String Quartet
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Georges Bizet
Suites No. 1 and 2 from "L'Arlesienne"
The West German Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Lionel Bringuier
Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
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Marcelo Zarvos
"Arrival"
Ethel
Grand Canyon Music Festival, Grand Canyon, Arizona
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Edvard Grieg
Notturno from Lyric Pieces, Book Five, Op. 54
Pianist Denys Proshayev
Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
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Gabriela Montero and Antonio Vivaldi
"Summer and Winter" and "Autumn"
Pianist Gabriela Montero
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D, RV 93
Guitarist Sharon Isbin and the Sichuan Quartet
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Antonio Vivaldi
Andante from Double Orchestra Concerto in B-flat
The Venice Baroque Orchestra with harpsichordist and conductor Andrea Marcon
Emmanuel Church, Boston
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36
The Minnesota Orchestra with conductor Osmo Vanska
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis