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August 10, 2009

Our week at Marlboro begins

The gentlemanly American pianist Richard Goode has never cared for the hype and hyperbole of the music business. Which is one of several reasons he's perfectly suited to his role as co-artistic director of Marlboro Music, the unique artistic retreat in the hills of Vermont. Richard Goode joins us to talk about the value of time and silence at Marlboro, a place that cultivates musical depth over sheer virtuosity. And we'll hear Richard Goode team up with two Marlboro friends for a ravishing performance of the Brahms Horn Trio.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Mozart
    Symphony No. 40, K. 550 - Mvmt IV. Allegro assai
    Marlboro Festival Orchestra; Pablo Casals, cond.
  • Biagio Marini
    Two excerpts from Sonata da chiesa e da camera, op. 22; Intro, lute & Passacalio a quattro e a tre tralasciando la viola
    Accademia Bizantina; Ottavio Dantone, conductor
    Rococo Theatre, Schwetzingen, Germany
  • Giulio Caccini
    Amarilli, mia bella
    David Daniels, countertenor; Martin Katz, piano
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
  • Johannes Brahms
    Trio in E flat Major, op. 40
    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; David Bowlin, violin; Richard Goode, piano
    Marlboro Concert Hall, Marlboro, Vermont
  • Claude Debussy
    Pagodes, from "Estampes" (arr. Andre Caplet)
    Royal Albert Hall, London, England

hour 2

  • Sir Arthur Sullivan
    Suite from " The Tempest": No. 10: Dance of Nymphs and Reapers
    BBC Philharmonic; Richard Hickox, conductor
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Allegro assai from Sonata No. 3 (encore)
    James Ehnes, violin
    Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, WY
  • Nicolo Paganini
    Moderato from Caprice No. 14 in E-flat Major (encore)
    Antal Szalai, violin
    Concert Hall, City Hall, Hong Kong, China
  • Johannes Brahms
    (arr. Joachim): Hungarian Dance No. 5 (encore)
    Hilary Hahn, violin; Valentina Lisitsa, piano
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
  • Paul Schoenfield
    Who Let The Cat Out Last Night?
    Chee Yun, violin; Wendy Chen, piano; Todd Reid, drums
    Strings Music Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
  • Edward Elgar
    Symphony No. 2 in E-flat, Op. 63; Mvmts: II, III, IV
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
    Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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