April 29, 2008
Beethoven at the barbican
What is Beethoven's greatest symphony? Well, it's a matter of taste, but many claim that the Seventh is the one that has it all. The deepest sadness and the most exultant sense of triumph. From Barbican Hall in London, we'll hear it performed by Jiri Belohlavek and the BBC Symphony.
Today's Playlist
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Jacquet de la Guerre
First, second and third movements of Sonata No. 2 in D for Violin and Basso Continuo
Bizzarrie Armoniche Ensemble with violinist Riccardo Minasi
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Giovanni da Palestrina
"Vestiva i colli"
Violinist Riccardo Minasi and harpsichordist Giulia Nuti
Brevnov Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic
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Giovanni da Palestrina
"Sicut cervus"
The St. Olaf Choir with conductor Anton Armstrong
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Anonymous
"Chahamezrab"
Hesperion XXI
Musica Mundi Festival, Brussels, Belgium
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
The BBC Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jiri Belohlavek
Barbican Hall, London, England
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Polonaise from "Eugene Onegin"
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
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Moritz Moszkowski
Fourth movement from Suite for Two Violins and Piano
Violinists Jasmine Lin and Tai Murray, and pianist Katherine Collier
Strings in the Mountains, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G, Op. 32, No. 5
Pianist Valentina Lisitsa
Sanibel Music Festival, Sanibel, Florida
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Igor Stravinsky
Divertimento, Ballet Suite from "The Fairy's Kiss"
Academy Festival Orchestra and conductor Alexander Lazarev
Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA
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Peter Tchaikovsky
"October" and "April" from "The Seasons," Op. 37b; Nocturne, Op. 19, No. 4; and "Ardent Declaration"
violist Helen Callus and pianist Robert Koenig
Unitarian Society, Santa Barbara, California