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
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Carl Nielsen
"Maskarade" Overture
The BBC Symphony Orchestra with conductor Sir Colin Davis
The BBC Proms, London, England
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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
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Johann Strauss Jr.
"Magyar Polka," Op. 332
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Simon Rattle
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Claudio Abbado
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Georges Bizet
"Jeux d'enfants"
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Adrian Boult
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Peter Tchaikovsky
"The Tempest," Op. 18
The Berlin Philharmonic with conductor Claudio Abbado
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Georges Bizet
"Carillon" from "L'Arlesienne" Suite No. 1
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra with conductor Andrew Davis
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Yu Shi Wang
"Sunflowers"
Pianist Yundi Li
Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany
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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
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Sir Edward Elgar
"Enigma Variations," Op. 36
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra with conductor Peter Oundjian
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario
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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