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Weekend of June 27, 2009

The Aspen Festival

The Aspen Music Festival is the country's largest summer festival. Aspen opened this week, and runs through late August, featuring many of the top performers in the world. As the festival continues, we'll be bringing you live performances throughout the summer. On today's show, we'll revisit past Aspen concerts by pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, violinist Julia Fischer, and the Aspen Festival Orchestra.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Hector Berlioz
    "Rakoczy" March
    The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
  • Frederic Chopin
    Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op. 60
    Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin
    Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
  • Marc-Andre Hamelin
    "The Variation Beethoven Never Wrote"
    Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin
    Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
  • John Harbison
    The "Great Gatsby" Suite
    The Aspen Festival Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
    Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Fugue from Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001
    Violinist Julia Fischer
    Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado

hour 2

  • Stephen Hough
    "On Falla"
    Pianist Stephen Hough
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Presto from String Quartet in D, Op. 18 No. 3
    The Darwin String Quartet
    Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, Ohio
  • Franz Liszt
    Transcendental Etude after Paganini, No. 6 in A Minor
    Pianist Hanmo Qian
    Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, Ohio
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a
    The University of Texas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gerhardt Zimmermann
    Bates Recital Hall, Austin, Texas
  • Frederic Chopin
    Nocturne in B, Op. 62, No. 1
    Pianist Stephen Hough
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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