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July 21, 2011
The Proms
The biggest summer music festival in the world, the BBC Proms, is underway in London. We'll have highlights from the 2011 Proms all summer long. And in today's show, we'll revisit some big moments from Proms of the past, including Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic performing Tchaikovsky's Tempest.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Carl Nielsen
Maskarade Overture
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Antonio Vivaldi
Excerpts from Gloria in D, RV 589
The Academy of Ancient Music, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Simon Preston, conductor
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
Ejen a Magyar, Op. 332 (Hail to Hungary)
The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor, WoO 1
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Georges Bizet
Jeux d'Enfants (Children's Games)
The Philharmonia Orchestra, Adrian Boult, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Peter Tchaikovsky
The Tempest, Op. 18
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Claude Debussy
Morning of a Festival Day, from Images for Orchestra
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
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Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Rafal Blechacz, piano
The Frederic Chopin Society, St. Paul
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Perfchat with Yolanda Kondonassis, Joshua Smith, and Cynthia Phelps
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Toru Takemitsu
The Night, from Toward the Sea
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp, Joshua Smith, alto flute
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Claude Debussy
Pastorale, from Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp, Joshua Smith, flute, Cynthia Phelps, viola
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Zoltan Kodaly
Summer Evening
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Robert Moody, conductor
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston
