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May 2, 2011
Alisa Weilerstein and the Elgar Cello Concerto
When a friend suggested that cellist Alisa Weilerstein perform Elgar's Cello Concerto with conductor Daniel Barenboim, her initial reaction was an overwhelming "NO." In today's show, find out what Weilerstein's reluctance was all about, and the performance that eventually came from her overcoming it: cellist Alisa Weilerstein, conductor Daniel Barenboim, and the Berlin Philharmonic, performing the Elgar Cello Concerto in Oxford, England. Plus, music from Britain's royal wedding last Friday.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G, Op. 39
The London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Tuckwell, conductor
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Duncan Stubbs
Valiant and Brave, a Fanfare
The Fanfare Team from the Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs, conductor
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, London, England
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Paul Mealor
Ubi Caritas
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, the Choir of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, Thomas Fetherstonhaugh, treble solo, James O'Donnell, director
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, London, England
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John Rutter
This is the Day Which the Lord Hath Made
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, the Choir of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, Robert Quinney, organist, James O'Donnell, director
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, London, England
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
Alisa Weilerstein, cello, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England
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Orlando Gibbons
Hosanna to the Son of David
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, director
Church of Our Savior, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Thomas Weelkes
Hosanna to the Son of David
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, director
Church of Our Savior, Copenhagen, Denmark
hour 2
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George Frideric Handel
Excerpts from the Water Music Suite in D, HWV 349
Ensemble Zefiro, Alfredo Bernardini, director
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Robert Schumann
In the Wonderful Month of May
Peter Friis Johansson, piano
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Sweden
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Camille Saint-Saens
Carnival of the Animals
Musicians from Music@Menlo
Music@Menlo, Menlo Park, California
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George Frideric Handel
Harp Concerto in B-flat, Op. 4, No. 6
Valerie Milot, harp, Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie, director
Montcalm Palace, Quebec City, Quebec
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 87
Mariangela Vacatello, piano
Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Twilight, Op. 21, No. 3
Mischa Maisky, cello, Lily Maisky, piano
Dubrovnik Cathedral, Dubrovnik, Croatia
