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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

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hour 1

  • Gounod
    Marche funebre d'une marinnette
    BBC Philharmonic; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
  • Astor Piazzolla
    Libertango
    Quartet San Francisco; Jeremy Cohen, violin; Kayo Miki, violin; Keith Lawrence, viola; Joel Cohen, cello
    Yoshi's, San Francisco, CA
  • Giya Kancheli
    Instead of a Tango (Encore)
    Alexander Toradze, piano
    Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland
  • Zoltan Kodaly
    Serenade, op. 12
    Karina Canellakis, violin; Augustin Hadelich, violin; Michael Tree, viola
    Marlboro Concert Hall, Marlboro, VT
  • Edward Elgar
    Cockaigne
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor
    BBC Proms 2009; Royal Albert Hall, London, England

hour 2

  • Claude Debussy
    Images pour Orchestre - Le Matin d'un jour de fete
    Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond
  • Claude Debussy
    En Bateau from Petite Suite
    Robert Langevin, flute; Nancy Allen, harp
    Kosciuszko Foundation, New York
  • Matteo da Perugia
    (arr. Millenarium): Andrey soulet - Canon for 3 voices
    Millenarium
    live concert in Herne, Germany
  • Maurice Ravel
    Daphnis and Chloe, Acts II & III
    Los Angeles Philharmonic; Pacific Chorale; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
    Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
  • Federico Mompou
    Young Girls in the Garden
    Stephen Hough, piano
    BBC Proms 2009, Royal Albert Hall, London
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