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April 21, 2008

rome via prague

We'll go to the Czech city of Prague to hear an evocative performance of Ottorino Respighi's "The Pines of Rome" by conductor Marcello Rota and the Czech National Symphony. And we'll stay in Prague, where two Italians - violinist Riccardo Minasi and harpsichordist Giulia Nuti - play a violin sonata by J.S. Bach.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Louis Gruenberg
    "Serenade to a Beauteous Lady"
    The Czech National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Paul Freeman
  • Johannes Brahms
    Waltz in A-flat
    Pianist Orion Weiss
    Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel, Florida
  • Antonin Dvorak
    "Humoresque"
    The Prague Chamber Orchestra
    Worcester Music Festival, Worcester, Massachusetts
  • Edvard Grieg
    "Poeme Erotique"
    Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han
    International Festival of Chamber Music, Schenectady, New York
  • Ottorino Respighi
    "The Pines of Rome"
    The Czech National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Marcello Rota
    Smetana Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Violin Sonata in G, BWV 1019
    Violinist Riccardo Minasi and harpsichordist Giulia Nuti
    Brevnov Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic

hour 2

  • Steve Reich
    Duet for Two Violins and String Orchestra
    Violinists Edna Mitchell and Ulf Hoelscher with the Karlsruhe Ensemble and conductor Andreas Weiss
  • Robert Hundley
    "Heart! We Will Forget Him"
    Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore and pianist Antoine Palloc
    Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
  • Francois Couperin
    Concert Royal No. 4 in E Minor
    Stephen Taylor, oboe d'amore, cellist Fred Sherry and harpsichordist Anthony Newman
    New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City
  • Steve Reich
    "Nagoya Marimbas"
    David Cossin and Steven Schick, marimbas
    La Jolla SummerFest, La Jolla, California
  • Joseph Haydn
    Symphony No. 89 in F ("The Letter W"), Hob. 1/89
    The French National Orchestra with conductor Riccardo Muti
    Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris
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