June 24, 2008
classical crossover
Jon Lord has crossed over from the rock world into the classical world. A founding member of the rock band Deep Purple, he's now a composer. Today Fred sits down for a chat with Lord about his music. Plus, we'll hear the final movement of Lord's piano concerto, "Boom of the Tingling Strings."
Today's Playlist
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Philip Lasser
Four movements from "Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach"
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
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Matteo da Perugia
"Andray soulet, Canon zu drei Stimmen"
Millenarium
Herne, Germany
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Johannes Brahms
First movement from the Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G, Op. 78
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt
Heimbach Chamber Music Festival, Heimbach, Germany
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Carl Maria von Weber
Overture to "Oberon"
The Munich Philharmonic with conductor James Levine
Philharmonie Gasteig, Munich, Germany
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Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
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Francis Poulenc
Second movement from The Sextet for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn
Pianist James Levine with Ensemble Wein-Berlin
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Sergei Prokofiev
Prelude in C, Op. 12, No. 7
Harpist Coline-Marie Orliac
USA International Harp Competition, Bloomington, Indiana
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Andante and Five Variations for Piano, Four Hands in G, K. 501
Pianists Jeremy Denk and Anna Polonsky
Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Winter Festival, Seattle, Washington
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Odense Symphoniorkester with conductor Paul Mann Jon
Fourth movement from "Boom of the Tingling Strings"
Pianist Nelson Goerner
Lord
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Richard Strauss
"Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," Op. 28
The Munich Philharmonic with conductor James Levine
Philharmonie Gasteig, Munich, Germany