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
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Carl Maria von Weber
Turandot Overture
Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra; John Georgiadis, conductor
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Hugo Wolf
Italian Serenade for String Quartet
The Fine Arts Quartet
Crawley Forum, Hampden-Sydney, VA
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Kevin McKee
Escape
Hot Springs Music Festival Brass Quintet
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Hot Springs, AR
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Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphoses on themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; David Robertson, conductor
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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Robert Schumann
Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
Roberto Plano, piano
Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, MI
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Francis Hopkinson
My days have been so wondrous free
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Craig Rutenberg, piano
Saint Paul Sunday on location in New York City
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Chopin
Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (encore)
Stephen Hough, piano (in concert with Minnesota Orchestra)
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Oriental Dance, Op. 2, No. 2
Lynn Harrell, cello, Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in G major, K. 2
Christian Zacharias, piano
Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in F minor, K. 466
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
Ramsey Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in D minor, K. 141
Lidia Kaminska, accordion
Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA
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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
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Sibelius
Rakastava (The Lover), Suite for String Orchestra, Triangle & Timpani, Op. 14
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam