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June 30, 2010
Last-minute Perfection
Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring" is such a perfect marriage of music and theme that he must have had the name in mind all the while he was writing it. Right? Wrong. Turns out, Copland attached a name to the ballet only at the last minute. We'll hear Copland himself tell the story, from a 1980 interview. The Swiss Italian Orchestra gives a performance of Copland's greatest hit, in concert in Lugano, Switzerland.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Antonio Vivaldi
Second movement from Concerto in A, R. 82
Sharon Isbin, guitar, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Howard Griffiths, conductor
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John Philip Sousa
The George Washington Bicentennial March
The United States Marine Band, Colonel Timothy W. Foley, conductor
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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Leonard Bernstein
Second movement from Piano Trio
The Amelia Piano Trio
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Alejandro Rubio from San Diego, California
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Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
The Swiss Italian Orchestra, Howard Griffiths, conductor
Stelio Molo Auditorium, Lugano, Switzerland
hour 2
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Ottorino Respighi
Serenata
The Orchestra Sinfonica Di Sassari, Roberto Tigani, conductor, Oscar Piastrelloni, cello
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Bedrich Smetana
Overture to the Bartered Bride
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Bedrich Smetana
Finale from Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
Frank Almond, violin, Jeannie Yu, piano, Debra Fayroian, cello
Chamber Music North, Traverse City, Michigan
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Ottorino Respighi
Pines of Rome
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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Vojislav Ivanovic
Balkan Express
The Levante Guitar Duo
Kolarac Hall, Belgrade, Serbia
