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
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Louis Gruenberg
"Serenade to a Beauteous Lady"
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Paul Freeman
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Johannes Brahms
Waltz in A-flat
Pianist Orion Weiss
Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel, Florida
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Antonin Dvorak
"Humoresque"
The Prague Chamber Orchestra
Worcester Music Festival, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Edvard Grieg
"Poeme Erotique"
Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han
International Festival of Chamber Music, Schenectady, New York
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Ottorino Respighi
"The Pines of Rome"
The Czech National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Marcello Rota
Smetana Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Sonata in G, BWV 1019
Violinist Riccardo Minasi and harpsichordist Giulia Nuti
Brevnov Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic
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Steve Reich
Duet for Two Violins and String Orchestra
Violinists Edna Mitchell and Ulf Hoelscher with the Karlsruhe Ensemble and conductor Andreas Weiss
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Robert Hundley
"Heart! We Will Forget Him"
Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore and pianist Antoine Palloc
Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
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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
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Steve Reich
"Nagoya Marimbas"
David Cossin and Steven Schick, marimbas
La Jolla SummerFest, La Jolla, California
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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