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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George Gershwin
But Not For Me
Joshua Bell, violin, the London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
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Fanny Mendelssohn
First movement from String Quartet in E-flat
The Pacifica Quartet
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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George Gershwin
Piano Concerto in F
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Robert Spano, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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George Enescu
Legende
Alison Balsom, trumpet, Benjamin Hochman, piano
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Carl Nielsen
Second movement from Symphony No. 2, Op. 16
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
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Carl Maria von Weber
Overture to Oberon
The Dresden Staatskapelle, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Concert House, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Felix Mendelssohn
Intermezzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
Jeffrey Kahane and David Riley, pianos
Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, Oregon
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Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
The Radio France Philharmonic, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Cite de la Musique, Paris, France
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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