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
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fourth movement from Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005
Violinist Hilary Hahn
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Sergei Prokofiev
Minuet from "Romeo & Juliet" Suite for Brass
The Alpen Brass Ensemble with conductor Paul Eachus
Strings Music Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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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
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata in G, K. 301
Violinist Hilary Hahn and pianist Natalie Zhu
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite from "The Firebird" (1919)
The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra with conductor Gerd Albrecht
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Pablo de Sarasate
"Jota Navarra"
Violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Samuel Sanders
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Benjamin Britten
March No. 1 from "Matinees Musicales"
The SWR Radio Symphony with conductor Sir Roger Norrington
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Ralph Vaughn Williams
Burlesca from Phantasy Quintet
Violist Paul Neubauer and the Orion String Quartet
Alice Tully Hall, New York City
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Richard Strauss
"Also Sprach Zarathustra"
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mariss Jansons
Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Pablo de Sarasate
"Romanza Andaluza"
Violinist Grigory Kalinovsky and pianist Adam Neiman
George Bush Conference Center, College Station, Texas