June 16, 2009

Hating Mozart, Discovering Beethoven

Poet Laure-Anne Bosselaar hates Mozart, but loves Beethoven. She grew up without classical music in her life, and discovered him at age 17, hearing his fifth symphony for the first time. On today's show, Bosselaar reads her poem, "The Pleasures of Hating." Plus, we'll hear that famous fifth symphony of Beethoven's, performed by the Dallas Symphony and conductor Jaap van Zweden.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

Johann Sebastian Bach
Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
The Marlboro Festival Orchestra with conductor Pablo Casals
Peter Schickele
"Serenade for Three"
The Prima Trio
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 28, in C, K. 200
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Arsht Center, Miami
Zoltan Kodaly
First movement from Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Violinist Augustin Hadelich and cellist Peter Stumpf
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Gustav Mahler
"Blumine"
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Ingo Metzmacher
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

hour 2

Joaquin Turina
"Orgia"
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Eduardo Mata
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in B-flat, RV 547
Violinist Giuliano Carmignola and cellist Francesco Galligioni with the Venice Baroque Orchestra and conductor Andrea Marcon
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
George Gershwin
Lullaby for String Quartet
Musicians from the OK Mozart Festival
OK Mozart Festival, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jaap van Zweden
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas

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