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May 6, 2009

Free but Happy

Johannes Brahms, confirmed bachelor, had a motto for his life: free but happy. Not necessarily ecstatic, but contented. He wrote his third symphony as a reflection on his happily unmarried and unencumbered state. On today's show, Daniele Gatti leads the French National Symphony in a recent performance of Brahms' third in Paris.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Igor Stravinsky
    Tango and "La Marseillaise"
    Violinist Mark Peskanov and pianist Doris Stevenson
  • Jean-Marie Leclair
    Sonata for Two Violins in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 5
    Violinist Mark Peskanov and Helena Baillie
    Bargemusic, New York City
  • Francis Poulenc
    Romanza from Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
    Clarinetist Robert Alemany and guitarist JoAnn Falletta
    Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk, Virginia
  • "The Piano Puzzler"
    This week's contestant is Anna Dains from Lauderdale, Minnesota.
  • Claude Debussy (Orchestrated by Hans Zender)
    Five Preludes
    The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Zoltan Kocsis
    Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

hour 2

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Adagio from Sonata No. 1 for Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001
    Violinist Julia Fischer
    Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
  • Jennifer Higdon
    Nocturne from "String Poetic for Violin and Piano"
    Violinist Ida Kavafian and pianist Amy Yang
    OK Mozart Festival, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
  • Johannes Brahms
    Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
    The French National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Daniele Gatti
    Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Two movements from Sonata No. 1 for Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001
    Violinist Julia Fischer
    Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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