August 13, 2009
Elgar in London Town
We'll go to London's Royal Albert Hall to hear a perfect piece for the BBC Proms. Edward Elgar's celebration of an ideal London--without care, without want, and without restrictions--the Cockaigne Overture. Charles Mackerras leads the BBC Philharmonic.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Gounod
Marche funebre d'une marinnette
BBC Philharmonic; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
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Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Quartet San Francisco; Jeremy Cohen, violin; Kayo Miki, violin; Keith Lawrence, viola; Joel Cohen, cello
Yoshi's, San Francisco, CA
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Giya Kancheli
Instead of a Tango (Encore)
Alexander Toradze, piano
Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
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Zoltan Kodaly
Serenade, op. 12
Karina Canellakis, violin; Augustin Hadelich, violin; Michael Tree, viola
Marlboro Concert Hall, Marlboro, VT
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Edward Elgar
Cockaigne
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
BBC Proms 2009; Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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Claude Debussy
Images pour Orchestre - Le Matin d'un jour de fete
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond
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Claude Debussy
En Bateau from Petite Suite
Robert Langevin, flute; Nancy Allen, harp
Kosciuszko Foundation, New York
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Matteo da Perugia
(arr. Millenarium): Andrey soulet - Canon for 3 voices
Millenarium
live concert in Herne, Germany
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Maurice Ravel
Daphnis and Chloe, Acts II & III
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Pacific Chorale; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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Federico Mompou
Young Girls in the Garden
Stephen Hough, piano
BBC Proms 2009, Royal Albert Hall, London