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July 27, 2012
Opening Night at the Proms
Every summer in London, the world's biggest summer music festival, the BBC Proms, gets underway. It features eight weeks of daily concerts with some of the biggest names in classical music. This year for the first time, PT is streaming every single Proms concert live on the PT home page, www.performancetoday.org. And we'll be featuring highlights from many of the performances in the show. Coming up today, highlights from opening night at the Proms, two weeks ago in London.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Max Reger
Bacchanale, from Four Tone Poems after Arnold Bocklin, Op. 128
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
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Antonio Vivaldi
Trio Sonata No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 1, RV 63, (La Follia)
Sooyun Kim, flute, Alessio Bax, harpsichord, Yehonatan Berick, violin, Eric Kim, cello
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
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John Williams
Olympic Fanfare and Theme
The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
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Vangelis
Chariots of Fire Main Theme
The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
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Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto de Aranjuez
Petrit Ceku, guitar, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York
hour 2
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Frederic Chopin
Etude No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 25
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
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Edward Elgar
Overture Cockaigne (In London Town)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Edward Elgar
Excerpts from Coronation Ode
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, soloists, Edward Gardner, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Bent Sorensen
Lullabies
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
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Ferruccio Busoni
Berceuse Elegiaque
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano, and friends
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
