July 2, 2008
Mozart's coronation mass
It's still not clear who was being crowned when Mozart wrote the "Coronation" Mass. But it's a masterpiece for choir, orchestra and vocal soloists. And we have an outstanding performance of it from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, where Ton Koopman conducted the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Today's Playlist
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Giuseppe Verdi
Fourth movement from String Quartet
The Leipziger String Quartet
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Giacomo Puccini
"Crisantemi"
Violinists Daishin Kashimoto and Alexander Sitkovetsky, violist Razvan Popovici and cellist Bernhard Naoki Hedenborg
Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest, Romania
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"The Piano Puzzler"
This week's contestant is Matt McFarlane from Hopkins, Minnesota
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mass No. 15 in C, K. 317 ("Coronation Mass")
The Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with conductor Ton Koopman, soprano Malin Hartelius, alto Wilke te Brummelstroete, tenor Christoph Strehl and bass Ruben Drole
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Dario Castello
Sonata Ottava in D Minor
Trio Settecento
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in D-flat, Op. 87
Pianist Bernd Glemser
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
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Sergei Prokofiev
Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges"
The Orchestra of the Suisse Romande with conductor Bertrand de Billy
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
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Franz Schubert
Sonatina in D, No. 1, D. 384
Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and pianist Wonny Song
Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Montreal
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Felix Mendelssohn
"The Hebrides" Overture
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Louis Langree
Temppeliauko Church, Helsinki, Finland