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August 23, 2010
Saved by Robin Hood
America was a haven for composers fleeing persecution in Europe just prior to World War II. In today's show, we feature several composers living in exile in the United States in the last century. A number of them went to work in the film industry in Hollywood, including Erich Korngold. Korngold, an Austrian Jew, was working on the music to the film "Robin Hood" when conditions at home deteriorated rapidly, making it impossible for him to return to Vienna. Korngold credits "Robin Hood" with saving his life. We'll hear Korngold's expansive and romantic violin concerto, in a performance by violinist Leonidas Kavakos at the BBC Proms two weeks ago in London.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Paul Hindemith
March from Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
The San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
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Sergei Prokofiev
March from the Love for Three Oranges
Hilary Hahn, violin, Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Igor Stravinsky
Tango
Francesco Tristano Schlime, piano
Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Erich Korngold
Violin Concerto, Op. 35
Leonidas Kavakos, violin, the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, from the Well-Tempered Guitars, Op. 199
The Brasil Guitar Duo
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Sergei Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet, and Piano, Op. 34
David Shifrin, clarinet, Shai Wosner, piano, the Escher String Quartet
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
hour 2
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Leos Janacek
Romance for Violin and Piano
Petr Messieurer, violin, Radoslav Kvapil, piano
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Josef Suk
Scherzo Fantastique in G Minor, Op. 25
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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Leos Janacek
Fairy Tale
Martina Schucan, cello, Eckart Heiligers, piano
Parish Church, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Spain
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Felix Mendelssohn
Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 21
The Cadaques Orchestra, Neville Marriner, conductor
Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona, Spain
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Oliver Knussen
Ophelia's Last Dance, Op. 32
Kirill Gerstein, piano
The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Bourees I and II, from English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807
Kirill Gerstein, piano
The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo, Michigan
