August 22, 2008
Tales of strauss
Richard Strauss took works of literature and translated them into instrumental pieces for orchestra that he called "tone poems." We'll have a pair of them from concerts in Europe. Christoph von Dohnanyi leads the North German Radio Symphony in "Don Juan" in Hamburg, Germany. Then Mark Elder conducts the Halle Orchestra in "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" at London"s BBC Proms.
Today's Playlist
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Frederick Delius
"La Calinda"
The Halle Orchestra with conductor Sir John Barbirolli
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Anonymous
Sonata 3, Book 1, from "Prothimia Suavissimi"
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
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Richard Strauss
"Don Juan," Op. 20
The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany
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Richard Strauss
"Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks"
The Halle Orchestra with conductor Mark Elder
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Luis Calvo
"Anoranza"
Violinists Janet Sung and Andrew Irvin; violist Ann Marie Roeske; cellist Wesley Baldwin; and bassist Kevin Mauldin
Hot Springs Music Festival, Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Edward Elgar
"Sospiri" for strings, piano and organ, Op. 70
The BBC Symphony Orchestra with conductor Andrew Davis
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Marc-Andre Hamelin
"Little Nocturne"
Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Portland, Oregon
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Scherzo from Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
Violinists Julia Fischer, David Halen, Renata Arado and Cornelia Heard; violists Alan Gilbert and James Dunham; and cellists Eric Kim and Kajsa William-Olsson
Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, Colorado
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Franz Schubert
Sixth movement from Octet in F, D. 803
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Dennis Godburn, bassoon; William VerMeulen, French horn; Arnaud Sussmann and Jorja Fleezanis, violins; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Andres Diaz, cello; and DaXun Zhang, bass
Music@Menlo, Palo Alto, California
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Edward Elgar
"Enigma" Variations
The BBC Symphony Orchestra with conductor Edward Gardner
The BBC Proms, London, England