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Weekend of April 11, 2009

Seasonal Music

On today's show, we'll feature special programming, in observance of Passover and celebration of Easter. Join us, and let us make your weekend special.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Astor Piazzolla
    "Ave Maria"
    Cellist Maya Beiser and pianist Anthony de Mare
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor
    Pianist Yuan Sheng
    International Keyboard Institute and Festival, New York City
  • Peteris Vasks
    String Quartet No. 4
    The American String Project
    Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle
  • Astor Piazzolla
    "Oblivion"
    Clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester with the Victoria Symphony and conductor Darryl One
    Victoria College Fine Arts Auditorium, Victoria, Texas
  • Emmanuel Sejourne
    "Katamiya"
    Naoko Takada, marimba
    Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia

hour 2

  • Stile Antico Orlande
    "Veni, Dilecte mi"
    de Lassus
  • Thomas Tallis
    "Why Fum'th in Fight"
    Stile Antico
    Musica Antica Early Music Festival, Bruges, Belgium
  • William Byrd
    "Vigilate"
    Stile Antico
    Musica Antica Early Music Festival, Bruges, Belgium
  • Olivier Messiaen
    Third movement from "L'Ascension" ("The Ascension")
    The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with conductor Myung-Whun Chung
    Royal Concertgebouw Hall, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Prelude from Solo Cello Suite No. 1 and Sarabande from Solo Cello Suite No. 3
    Cellist Matt Haimovitz
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Sergei Prokofiev
    "Overture on Hebrew Themes," Op. 34
    The Escher String Quartet with clarinetist David Shifrin and pianist Shai Wosner
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Finale from Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
    The Buffalo Philharmonic with conductor JoAnn Falletta
    Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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