Weekend of May 22, 2010
The Evolution of Romanticism
Every artistic movement has a life span, like a living thing. From its boisterous, rebellious youth, to its conservative middle-age, to its waning old age, we'll trace the evolution of Romanticism in music. Pretty much everyone agrees it all started with a guy named Beethoven, great at bending and even breaking musical rules. We'll feature music of Beethoven, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and Englishman Gerald Finzi.
Today's Playlist
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Grigoras Dinicu
"Hora Staccato"
The New York Philharmonic with conductor Leonard Bernstein
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Richard Strauss
"Quick Waltz" from "Der Rosenkavalier"
The New York Philharmonic with conductor Lorin Maazel
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Leopold Godowsky and Frederic Chopin
Two selections from "Studies on the Chopin Etudes"
Pianist Francesco Libetta
Miami International Piano Festival, Miami Beach
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio in B-flat, K. 411
David Shifrin and Todd Levy, clarinets; Mark Dubac, Kyle Knox and James Moffitt, basset horns
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Igor Stravinsky
"The Song of the Nightingale"
The New York Philharmonic with conductor Lorin Maazel
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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Maurice Ravel
"Le tombeau de Couperin"
Music@Menlo faculty members
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Adagio from Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Andrew Litton
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with conductor Nicholas McGegan
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Franz Schubert
Klavierstucke No. 2 in E-flat, D. 946
Pianist Imogen Cooper
Southbank Centre, London, England
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jaap van Zweden
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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Gerald Finzi
Romance for String Orchestra, Op. 11
The Scottish Ensemble with Artistic Director Jonathan Morton
Wigmore Hall, London, England