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May 29, 2008

Gergiev conducts mozart's jupiter symphony

There's a new PBS documentary about conductor Valery Gergiev called "Maestro." We'll meet up with the maestro in Amsterdam, where he'll lead the Rotterdam Philharmonic in Mozart's final (and arguably greatest) symphony, the "Jupiter." We'll also go to a recital in London, where the all-star team of violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis performs some duets by Reinhold Gliere.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    Waltz from "The Sleeping Beauty," Op. 66
    The Kirov Orchestra with conductor Valery Gergiev
  • Mikhail Glinka
    Second movement from Trio Pathetique for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano in D Minor
    Clarinetist Alan Kay, bassoonist Frank Morelli and pianist Jonathan Feldman
    Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York City
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    Serenade for Strings
    The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
    Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Reinhold Gliere
    "Canzonetta" and "Scherzo" from Duets, Op. 39
    Violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis
    Wigmore Hall, London, England
  • Alexander Glazunov
    "Melodie" from Two Pieces, Op. 20
    Cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Olli Mustonen
    Wigmore Hall, London, England

hour 2

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    March No. 1 in D, K. 335
    The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
  • Ned Rorem
    "Paris Then"
    Clarinetist Todd Palmer and pianist Charles Wadsworth
    Spoleto USA Festival, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Francis Poulenc
    Second movement from Sonata for Piano Four-hands, 1918
    Samuel Sanders and Charles Wadsworth, pianists
    Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Music Studio, St. Paul
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 ("Jupiter")
    The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Valery Gergiev
    The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Giora Feidman
    "Ballad for Klezmer"
    The State Chamber Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus with conductor Ingo Ernst Rajl
    Grand Concert Hall, Minsk, Belarus
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