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April 29, 2009
A mature work
In an era when the average life span was thirty-something, composer Jean-Philippe Rameau lived to the ripe old age of 80. He composed one of his last works, the opera "Les Paladins," at age 76. But don't call it stodgy or doddering. If anything, it was ahead of its time. On today's show, Nicholas McGegan leads the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in the orchestral suite from Rameau's "Les Paladins."
Today's Playlist
hour 1
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Overture to "Platee"
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with conductor Nicholas McGegan
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Alexander Borodin
"Polovtsian Dances" from "Prince Igor"
The National Orchestra of France with conductor Tugan Sokhiev
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
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"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Joseph Wasserman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Orchestral Suite from "Les Paladins"
The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with conductor Nicholas McGegan
The International Chamber Orchestra Festival, Stillwater, Minnesota
hour 2
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Gustav Holst
March from Second Suite in F, Op. 28, No. 2
The Cleveland Symphonic Winds with conductor Frederick Fennell
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Cristobal de Morales
"Regem Cui Omnia Vivunt" (Psalm 94)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hesperion XXI with conductor Jordi Savall
Saint Francois de Sales Church, Geneva, Switzerland
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Gustav Holst
Excerpts from "The Planets"
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Hans Vonk
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
