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April 20, 2009

Enigma in toronto

Whatever the enigma is behind Sir Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations" - and we've had theories posited on "Performance Today" - it's still magnificent music, a grand showcase for an outstanding orchestra. Peter Oundjian will lead one, the Toronto Symphony, at a concert in Toronto.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Carl Nielsen
    "Maskarade" Overture
    The BBC Symphony Orchestra with conductor Sir Colin Davis
    The BBC Proms, London, England
  • Antonio Vivaldi
    Quoniam and Cum Sancto from "Gloria"
    The Academy of Ancient Music and the Christ Church Cathedral Choir with conductor Simon Preston
    The BBC Proms, London, England
  • Johann Strauss Jr.
    "Magyar Polka," Op. 332
    The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Simon Rattle
    The BBC Proms, London, England
  • Johannes Brahms
    Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
    The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Claudio Abbado
    The BBC Proms, London, England
  • Georges Bizet
    "Jeux d'enfants"
    The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Adrian Boult
    The BBC Proms, London, England
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    "The Tempest," Op. 18
    The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Claudio Abbado
    The BBC Proms, London, England

hour 2

  • Georges Bizet
    "Carillon" from "L'Arlesienne" Suite No. 1
    The Toronto Symphony Orchestra with conductor Andrew Davis
  • Yu Shi Wang
    "Sunflowers"
    Pianist Yundi Li
    Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany
  • Francis Poulenc
    Rondo from Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
    Oboist Christian Wetzel, bassoonist Dag Jensen and pianist Andreas Bach
    Spannungen Chamber Music Festival, Heimbach, Germany
  • Sir Edward Elgar
    "Enigma Variations," Op. 36
    The Toronto Symphony Orchestra with conductor Peter Oundjian
    Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Church Sonata in E-flat, K. 67, and Church Sonata in F, K. 244
    Violinist Ani Kavafian and Tien-Hsin Wu, cellist Peter Wiley and organist James Welch
    Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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