June 30, 2009
The Organ Symphony
The world of popular culture is full of classical music references. The famous ad campaign, "beef - it's what's for dinner," featured music from Aaron Copland's ballet, "Rodeo." And the finale of Saint-Saens' (pictured) third symphony found its way into a movie about a talking pig, "Babe." On today's show, we'll hear the symphony in its entirety, played by Charles Dutoit and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with organist Joanne Pearce Martin.
Today's Playlist
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Georges Bizet
"Danse Boheme," from Carmen Suite No. 2
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra with conductor Charles Dutoit
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro from String Quartet in F, K. 590 ("Prussian")
The Shanghai String Quartet
Hampden-Sydney Music Festival, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
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Camille Saint-Saens
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 ("Organ")
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with organist Joanne Pearce Martin and conductor Charles Dutoit
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Maurice Ravel
"Blues," from Violin Sonata in G
Violinist Nicola Benedetti and pianist Katya Apekisheva
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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Camille Saint-Saens
Air from the Ballet "d'Ascanio"
Flutist Julia Bogorad-Kogan and pianist Margo Garrett
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Peter Tchaikovsky
Allegro from Sextet for Strings, Op. 70 ("Souvenir of Florence")
Musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio, New York City
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Samuel Barber
Excerpts from "Souvenirs," Op. 28
Pianists Jon Kimura Parker and Jeffrey Kahane
Green Music Festival, Rohnert Park, California
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Arthur Foote
"A Night Piece," for Flute and Strings
Flutist Julia Bogorad-Kogan with members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
SPCO Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Joseph Haydn
Finale from Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp Minor
The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Daniel Barenboim
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
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Frederic Chopin
Waltz in A-flat, Op. 69, No. 1 ("L'Adieu")
Pianist Chih-Long Hu
Britton Recital Hall, Ann Arbor, Michigan