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
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Antonin Dvorak
First movement from Wind Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Musicians
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Paulo Bellinati
Jongo
The Petar Jankovic Ensemble
Auer Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
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Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
The San Francisco Symphony, Osmo Vanska, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Women's Dance, from Aleko
The London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn, conductor
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 (Quinten)
The St. Lawrence String Quartet
Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina
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Grizzly Bear (Arranged by Brian Smith)
Foreground
Revien
Ramsey Concert Hall, Athens Georgia
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Julian Kuerti, conductor
Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati