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June 7, 2010

Daphnis and Chloe

Music of the morning and the night, in today's show. Ravel's second suite from "Daphnis and Chloe" begins just before dawn, to the gentle sounds of dew dripping off leaves and birds twittering in the trees. The Radio France Philharmonic performs this sumptuous ballet music in Paris. And pianists Jeffrey Kahane and David Riley play an intermezzo from Mendelssohn's "Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Oregon Bach Festival.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • George Gershwin
    But Not For Me
    Joshua Bell, violin, the London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
  • Fanny Mendelssohn
    First movement from String Quartet in E-flat
    The Pacifica Quartet
    Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
  • George Gershwin
    Piano Concerto in F
    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Robert Spano, conductor
    Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
  • George Enescu
    Legende
    Alison Balsom, trumpet, Benjamin Hochman, piano
    Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

hour 2

  • Carl Nielsen
    Second movement from Symphony No. 2, Op. 16
    The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
  • Carl Maria von Weber
    Overture to Oberon
    The Dresden Staatskapelle, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
    Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Felix Mendelssohn
    Intermezzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
    Jeffrey Kahane and David Riley, pianos
    Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, Oregon
  • Maurice Ravel
    Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
    The Radio France Philharmonic, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
    Cite de la Musique, Paris, France
  • Joseph Haydn
    Keyboard Trio No. 25 in G, Hob. XV:25 (Gypsy)
    Carmit Zori, violin, Parry Karp, cello, Jeffrey Sykes, piano
    The Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
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