 |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
May 13, 2009
A Riotous Premiere
It was a hot day in Paris when the audience gathered for the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's new ballet, "The Rite of Spring." The crowd didn't know what they were in for, a monumental new work, one that would provoke outrage and change the course of music forever. Even the composer called it "a sacred terror in the noonday sun." On today's show, the Danish National Radio Symphony performs this groundbreaking work.
Today's Playlist
hour 1
-
Hans Christian Lumbye
"Finalegalop," from "Napoli"
The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky
-
James Oswald
"Oh Mother, What Shall I do?"
Chatham Baroque with Alison Melville, baroque flute
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
-
Nicola Matteis
"Ground after the Scotch Humour"
Chatham Baroque with Alison Melville, baroque flute
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
-
"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Robert Levine from Roswell, Georgia.
-
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in D
Cellist and conductor Mischa Maisky with the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
New Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
hour 2
-
Ludwig van Beethoven
Six Contradances
The Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Orebro, with conductor Thomas Dausgaard
-
Anonymous
"Bassa Danza"
Millenarium
Early Music Days Festival, Herne, Germany
-
Mike Garson
"Interactions"
Jim Walker, piccolo, and Mike Garson, piano
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
-
Igor Stravinsky
"The Rite of Spring"
The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Thomas Dausgaard
New Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
