May 26, 2008
Two sides of samuel barber
The disparate moods of Memorial Day - celebrating the unofficial start of summer and honoring those who have died for our country - are reflected in two pieces by Samuel Barber. The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet plays his "Summer Music" in Athens, Georgia. And the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra offers his Adagio for Strings in Denver.
Today's Playlist
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Nick Glennie-Smith
"Mansions of the Lord"
United States Military Academy Glee Club
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Aaron Copland
"The Story of Our Town"
The Utah Symphony Orchestra with conductor Maurice Abravanel
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Ben Franklin
String Quartet No. 2 in F for Three Violins and Cello
The Escher String Quartet
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City
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Daniel Bradshaw
Chaconne
The Minnesota Orchestra with conductor Osmo Vanska
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
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Charles Ives
"In Flanders Fields"
Baritone Thomas Hampson and pianist Craig Rutenberg
Right Track Studios, New York City
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Elinor Remick Warren
"God Be in My Heart"
Baritone Thomas Hampson and pianist Craig Rutenberg
Right Track Studios, New York City
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Antonio Vivaldi
Third movement of "Summer" from "The Four Seasons," Op. 8
Violinist Frederico Braga with the Interpreti Veneziani Baroque Orchestra
Modlin Center for the Arts, Richmond, Virginia
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Samuel Barber
"Summer Music" for Woodwind Quintet, Op. 31
The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver
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John Ireland
Andantino from "Summer Evening"
Pianist Eric Parkin
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Cole Porter
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California
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Scott Joplin
"The Easy Winners"
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California
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George Gershwin
"Blues" from "An American in Paris"
The Italian Saxophone Quartet
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California
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George Gershwin
Lullaby for String Quartet
The Jupiter String Quartet
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City
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George Antheil
"A Jazz Symphony"
The Aspen Chamber Symphony with conductor David Zinman
Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, Colorado
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Eric Ewazen
"Bridgehampton Suite" for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello
Flutist Marya Martin, violinist James Ehnes, violist Kirsten Johnson and cellist Clive Greensmith
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton, New York
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Traditional
"Shenandoah"
The Dale Warland Singers with conductor Dale Warland
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro"
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with conductor Charles Dutoit
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles