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
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Igor Stravinsky
Tango and "La Marseillaise"
Violinist Mark Peskanov and pianist Doris Stevenson
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Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata for Two Violins in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 5
Violinist Mark Peskanov and Helena Baillie
Bargemusic, New York City
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Francis Poulenc
Romanza from Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Clarinetist Robert Alemany and guitarist JoAnn Falletta
Virginia Arts Festival, Norfolk, Virginia
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"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Anna Dains from Lauderdale, Minnesota.
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Claude Debussy (Orchestrated by Hans Zender)
Five Preludes
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Zoltan Kocsis
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Adagio from Sonata No. 1 for Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001
Violinist Julia Fischer
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Jennifer Higdon
Nocturne from "String Poetic for Violin and Piano"
Violinist Ida Kavafian and pianist Amy Yang
OK Mozart Festival, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
The French National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Daniele Gatti
Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Two movements from Sonata No. 1 for Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001
Violinist Julia Fischer
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado