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Weekend of April 26, 2008

An hour on the water

Our first hour features music inspired by the water, starting with Smetana's "The Moldau," performed by the Russian National Orchestra in Florida. We'll also have flowing works from Ravel, Michael Daugherty and Dana Wilson. And Rebel plays a Handel "Water Music" Suite in Virginia.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Antonin Dvorak
    Polonaise from "Rusalka"
    The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Vaclav Neuman
  • Bedrich Smetana
    "Vltava" ("The Moldau")
    The Russian National Orchestra with conductor Claus Peter Flor
    Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Maurice Ravel
    "A Boat on the Ocean" from "Miroirs" for Piano
    Pianist Adam Neiman
    Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival, Seattle, Washington
  • Michael Daugherty
    "Water Fall" from "Bay of Pigs"
    Guitarist Manuel Barrueco with Cuarteto Latinoamericano
    92nd Street Y, New York City
  • Dana Wilson
    Second movement from "Shallow Streams, Deep Rivers"
    Gail Williams, French horn; Joseph Genualdi, violin; and Alan Chow, piano
    Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, Illinois
  • George Frideric Handel
    Allegro, Air and Alla Hornpipe from "Water Music" Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348
    Rebel and Deutsche Naturhorn Solisten
    Cabell Hall Auditorium, Charlottesville, Virginia

hour 2

  • Richard Strauss
    Third movement from Symphony in D Minor
    The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Karl Anton Rickenbacher
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    "Galop" from "Moscow, Cheremushky"
    The Philharmonic Winds with conductor John Boyd
    Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore
  • Maurice Ravel
    Introduction and Allegro
    Members of the Chicago Chamber Musicians
    Gottlieb Hall, Chicago
  • Sir Edward Elgar
    "In the South" Overture ("Alassio"), Op. 50
    The Buffalo Philharmonic with conductor JoAnn Falletta
    Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo
  • Richard Strauss
    Prelude to "Capriccio," Op. 85
    Concertante
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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