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July 2, 2009

19th century sugar + 20th century spice

19th century sugar with a little 20th century spice makes for a tasty serving of orchestral music at one of the world's great concert halls, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Paul Hindemith's "Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber." David Robertson leads the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a pulsating performance. Domenico Scarlatti wrote 550 sonatas, almost all for harpsichord. We'll hear a set of three played in concert on anything BUT the harpsichord: Christian Zacharias at the piano, Emmanuel Ceysson on the harp, and Lidia Kaminska on the...accordion.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Carl Maria von Weber
    Turandot Overture
    Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra; John Georgiadis, conductor
  • Hugo Wolf
    Italian Serenade for String Quartet
    The Fine Arts Quartet
    Crawley Forum, Hampden-Sydney, VA
  • Kevin McKee
    Escape
    Hot Springs Music Festival Brass Quintet
    St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Hot Springs, AR
  • Hindemith
    Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Carl Maria von Weber
    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; David Robertson, conductor
    Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
  • Robert Schumann
    Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
    Roberto Plano, piano
    Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, MI
  • Francis Hopkinson
    My days have been so wondrous free
    Thomas Hampson, baritone; Craig Rutenberg, piano
    Saint Paul Sunday on location in New York City
  • Chopin
    Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (encore)
    Stephen Hough, piano (in concert with Minnesota Orchestra)
    Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN

hour 2

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2
    Lynn Harrell, cello, Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
  • Domenico Scarlatti
    Sonata in G major, K. 2
    Christian Zacharias, piano
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
  • Domenico Scarlatti
    Sonata in F minor, K. 466
    Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
    Ramsey Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
  • Domenico Scarlatti
    Sonata in D minor, K. 141
    Lidia Kaminska, accordion
    Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
  • Mendelssohn
    String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
    St. Lawrence String Quartet: Geoff Nuttall, violin; Scott St. John, violin; Lesley Robertson, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello
    Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX
  • Sibelius
    Rakastava (The Lover), Suite for String Orchestra, Triangle & Timpani, Op. 14
    Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
    Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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