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July 29, 2010
Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand
No one ever accused Gustav Mahler of being overly modest. When he finished his Eighth Symphony, he wrote, "Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound. There are no longer human voices, but planets and suns revolving." It's art on the grandest of scales, Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand. We'll hear Part One, from the opening concert at this year's BBC Proms in London.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, conductor
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William Byrd
Fantasia
The Flanders Recorder Quartet
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Henry Purcell
Fantasia
The Flanders Recorder Quartet
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Chamber Symphony, Op. 83a
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hans Graf, conductor
Ordway Center, St. Paul
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Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Johann Strauss, Sr.
The Radetzky March
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Bohuslav Martinu
Fourth movement from Sinfonia Concertante for Two Orchestras
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
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Joseph Haydn
Sonata No. 38 in F, Hob. XVI:23
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Portland Piano International, Portland, Oregon
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Anonymous
Gregorian Offertory - Lustorum Animae
Vox Clamantis and Hortus Musicus Early Music Ensemble, Jaan-Eik Tulve, conductor
St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn, Estonia
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Gustav Mahler
Part One from Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat (Symphony of a Thousand)
Soloists, Choirs, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
