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April 6, 2011
The benevolence and malevolence of the sea
Benjamin Britten drew from his own experience of the sea when writing his opera Peter Grimes. Britten grew up on the wild and unpredictable North Sea coast, and it shows in his music. He painted a portrait of the benevolence and malevolence of the sea as only one who knows it well can. In today's show, Mark Elder leads the Halle Orchestra in Four Sea Interludes from Britten's Peter Grimes.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Frederick Delius
La Calinda
The Halle Orchestra, John Barbirolli, conductor
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Francesco Corbetta
Caprice de Chaconne
Rolf Lislevand, Baroque guitar
Ursuline Church, Varazdin, Croatia
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Johann Pachelbel
Canon and Gigue in D
Geoff Nuttall, violin, and friends
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Thus Do You Fare, My Jesus
The Swiss-Italian Orchestra Wind Ensemble, Franco Cesarini, conductor
Stelio Molo Auditorium, Lugano, Switzerland
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me
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Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
The Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder, conductor
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England
hour 2
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Samuel Barber
Excerpts from Souvenirs Ballet Suite, Op. 28
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Schenck, conductor
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Frederic Chopin
Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4
Yundi Li, piano
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
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Traditional Chinese
Colorful Clouds Chasing the Rainbow
Yundi Li, piano
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
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Richard Wagner
Excerpts from Tristan and Isolde
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen, conductor
Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No. 42 in C, Hob. III 57, 54, No. 2
The St. Lawrence String Quartet
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
