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June 19, 2012

The Isle of the Dead

A rocky island, surrounded by black water, with a dark sky overhead. A boatman is rowing toward an out-cropping where, presumably, his ghostly white passenger will spend the rest of time. It's a painting by Arnold Bocklin called "The Isle of the Dead." Sergei Rachmaninoff was so taken with the painting that he wrote a tone poem called "The Isle of the Dead." We'll hear it today, from a concert in Cincinnati.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Antonin Dvorak
    First movement from Wind Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44
    Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Musicians
  • Paulo Bellinati
    Jongo
    The Petar Jankovic Ensemble
    Auer Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
  • Antonin Dvorak
    Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
    The San Francisco Symphony, Osmo Vanska, conductor
    Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

hour 2

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Women's Dance, from Aleko
    The London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, conductor
  • Joseph Haydn
    String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 (Quinten)
    The St. Lawrence String Quartet
    Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
  • Grizzly Bear (Arranged by Brian Smith)
    Foreground
    Revien
    Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens Georgia
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
    The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Julian Kuerti, conductor
    Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati
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