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
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Hector Berlioz
"Rakoczy" March
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
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Frederic Chopin
Barcarolle in F-sharp, Op. 60
Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Marc-Andre Hamelin
"The Variation Beethoven Never Wrote"
Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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John Harbison
The "Great Gatsby" Suite
The Aspen Festival Orchestra with conductor David Zinman
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fugue from Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001
Violinist Julia Fischer
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Stephen Hough
"On Falla"
Pianist Stephen Hough
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Presto from String Quartet in D, Op. 18 No. 3
The Darwin String Quartet
Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, Ohio
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Franz Liszt
Transcendental Etude after Paganini, No. 6 in A Minor
Pianist Hanmo Qian
Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, Ohio
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony in C Minor, Op. 110a
The University of Texas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gerhardt Zimmermann
Bates Recital Hall, Austin, Texas
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Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in B, Op. 62, No. 1
Pianist Stephen Hough
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia