May 8, 2009
Happy Mother's Day
Sunday is Mother's Day, and we're celebrating a few days early. Today's show features stories of motherhood and the classical music world. How violinist Leila Josefowicz manages life as both a globe-trotting soloist and a single parent, how pianist Simone Dinnerstein (pictured) found common ground in being pregnant and learning Bach's "Goldberg Variations." You'll hear great stories, and great performances, today on PT.
Today's Playlist
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Antonin Dvorak
"Songs My Mother Taught Me"
Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and pianist John Lenehan
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Aram Khachaturian
"A Little Song"
Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and pianist John Lenehan
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Bela Bartok
Allegro Molto from Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117
Violinist Leila Josefowicz with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Excerpts from "Goldberg Variations"
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Music Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Radames Gnattali
Excerpts from "Suite Retratos"
The Assad Brothers Guitar Duo
Travis Park United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas
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George Walker
"Lyric for Strings"
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with conductor Chelsea Tipton
Martin Luther King, Jr., International Chapel, Atlanta
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Isaac Albeniz
"Cadiz"
Guitarist Pepe Romero
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Maurice Ravel
"Mother Goose" Suite
The Buffalo Philharmonic with conductor JoAnn Falletta
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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Claude Debussy
"L'isle Joyeuse" ("The Happy Island")
Pianist Orli Shaham
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Osvaldo Golijov
"Lua Descolorida," from "Three Songs"
Soprano Dawn Upshaw with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Alexander Mickelthwate
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Luigi Boccherini
"Introduction and Fandango"
The Romeros
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Isaac Albeniz
"Granada"
Guitarists Celin and Pepe Romero
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia