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August 1, 2012

Eternity in your Hands

Every summer, something strange and magical happens at Marlboro Music in Vermont. Festival co-director Mitsuko Uchida says, "Time passes very slowly in Marlboro, and at the same time very fast. You blink, and seven weeks are gone. But it seems as if you had eternity in your hands." In today's show, highlights from one of Mitsuko Uchida's Marlboro performances, teaming up with two young string players for a Schubert Adagio.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Ottorino Respighi
    Butantan, from Impressioni Brasiliane (Brazilian Impressions)
    The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
  • Reynaldo Hahn
    Four Songs
    Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano, Julius Drake, piano
    The BBC Proms, London, England
  • The Piano Puzzler
    This week's contestant is Casie Luong from Wichita Falls, Texas
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
    Debra Wendells Cross, flute, JoAnn Falletta, guitar
    Virginia Arts Festival, Gloucester, Virginia
  • Roberto Sierra
    Folias
    Celil Refik Kaya, guitar, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
    JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York

hour 2

  • Maurice Ravel
    Noble and Sentimental Waltz No. 7
    Vladimir Spivakov, violin, Sergei Bezrodny, piano
  • Marco dall'Aquila
    Ricercar No. 17 and Ricercar No. 6
    Paul O'Dette, lute
    Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
  • Pierre Passereau
    Il est Bel et Bon
    Paul O'Dette, lute
    Boston Early Music Festival Boston
  • Franz Schubert
    Adagio in E-flat , D. 897
    Mitsuko Uchida, piano, David McCarroll, violin, Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
    Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
  • Maurice Ravel
    Introduction and Allegro
    Festival Musicians
    Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, Vermont
  • Francisco Mignone
    Concertino for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra
    Sergio Burgani, clarinet, the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor
    Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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