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July 16, 2009

Song of America

The great American baritone Thomas Hampson kicked off the 2009 edition of his "Song of America" tour last week. From their concert in Winona, Minnesota, Thomas Hampson and pianist Craig Rutenberg perform "General William Booth Enters Into Heaven," an entertainingly melodramatic song about the man who founded the Salvation Army.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Carl Maria von Weber
    Sonata No. 3
    William Steck, violin, Lambert Orkis, piano
  • Cesar Franck
    Violin Sonata in A Major, M. 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
    Adele Anthony, violin; Inon Barnatan, piano
    Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, Colorado
  • Carl Maria von Weber
    Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in f minor, op. 73
    German Symphony Orchestra; Juraj Valcuha, conductor; Shirley Brill, clarinet
    Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
  • Joseph Joachim
    Romance in C Major for Violin and Piano
    Michelle Kim, violin, Jeewon Lee, piano
    MCASD Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla, CA
  • Bedrich Smetana
    Vltava (Die Moldau)
    Russian National Orchestra; Claus Peter Flor, conductor
    Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Miami

hour 2

  • J.S. Bach
    Orchestral Suite, No. 1 BWV 1066 (arr. Reger for Piano Duo)
    Evelinde Trenker, piano; Sontraud Speidel, piano
  • Sidney Homer
    General William Booth Enters Into Heaven
    Thomas Hampson, baritone; Craig Rutenberg, piano
    Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Winona, MN
  • Robert Schumann
    Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 ("Spring")
    Grand Teton Festival Orchestra; Steven Sloane, conductor
    Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, Wyoming
  • Robert Schumann (trans. Franz Liszt)
    Widmung
    Chetan Tierra, piano
    Preliminary Round, Van Cliburn Competition 2009
  • Johann Sebastian Bach (Arranged by Max Reger)
    Two Bourrees in A Minor, BWV 807, from Reger's Suite for Orchestra in G Minor
    The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Alastair Willis, conductor
    Church of St. John the Divine, Houston
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