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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



hour 1

  • Georges Bizet
    "Danse Boheme," from Carmen Suite No. 2
    The Montreal Symphony Orchestra with conductor Charles Dutoit
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Allegro from String Quartet in F, K. 590 ("Prussian")
    The Shanghai String Quartet
    Hampden-Sydney Music Festival, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
  • 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
  • Maurice Ravel
    "Blues," from Violin Sonata in G
    Violinist Nicola Benedetti and pianist Katya Apekisheva
    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

hour 2

  • Camille Saint-Saens
    Air from the Ballet "d'Ascanio"
    Flutist Julia Bogorad-Kogan and pianist Margo Garrett
  • 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
  • Samuel Barber
    Excerpts from "Souvenirs," Op. 28
    Pianists Jon Kimura Parker and Jeffrey Kahane
    Green Music Festival, Rohnert Park, California
  • 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
  • Joseph Haydn
    Finale from Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp Minor
    The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Daniel Barenboim
    Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
  • Frederic Chopin
    Waltz in A-flat, Op. 69, No. 1 ("L'Adieu")
    Pianist Chih-Long Hu
    Britton Recital Hall, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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