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August 5, 2008

Strauss in Switzerland

Richard Strauss' tone poem, "Also Sprach Zarathustra," is legendary for the compelling opening that graced the soundtrack of "2001: A Space Odyssey." But it's over 30 minutes of magnificent music, which we'll hear performed at Switzerland's Lucerne Festival by Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Fourth movement from Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005
    Violinist Hilary Hahn
  • Sergei Prokofiev
    Minuet from "Romeo & Juliet" Suite for Brass
    The Alpen Brass Ensemble with conductor Paul Eachus
    Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • Francis Poulenc
    Divertissement from Sextet for Piano and Winds
    Jim Walker, flute; Robert Botti, oboe; Mark Nuccio, clarinet; Judith LeClair, bassoon; Erik Ralske, French horn; and Jonathan Feldman, piano
    Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Violin Sonata in G, K. 301
    Violinist Hilary Hahn and pianist Natalie Zhu
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
  • Igor Stravinsky
    Suite from "The Firebird" (1919)
    The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gerd Albrecht
    The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

hour 2

  • Pablo de Sarasate
    "Jota Navarra"
    Violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Samuel Sanders
  • Benjamin Britten
    March No. 1 from "Matinees Musicales"
    The SWR Radio Symphony with conductor Sir Roger Norrington
    The BBC Proms, London, England
  • Ralph Vaughn Williams
    Burlesca from Phantasy Quintet
    Violist Paul Neubauer and the Orion String Quartet
    Alice Tully Hall, New York City
  • Richard Strauss
    "Also Sprach Zarathustra"
    The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mariss Jansons
    Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Pablo de Sarasate
    "Romanza Andaluza"
    Violinist Grigory Kalinovsky and pianist Adam Neiman
    George Bush Conference Center, College Station, Texas
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