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September 16, 2008

Two from Amsterdam

We'll go to the Concertgebouw to hear two outstanding performances by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. First, Jaap van Zweden leads them in Sibelius' Fifth Symphony. Then Roberto Benzi is the conductor for a performance of Debussy's "Three Images for Orchestra."

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Michael Torke
    "Opening" from "Book Of Proverbs"
    The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Edo de Waart
  • Alexander Glazunov
    "Orientale" from "Five Novelettes," Op. 15
    The St. Petersburg String Quartet
    Le Petit Trianon Concert Hall, San Jose, California
  • Jean Sibelius
    Symphony No. 5 in E-flat, Op. 82
    The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Jaap van Zweden
    The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Marin Marais
    "Prelude,""Muzette I,""Muzette II" and "La Sautillante"
    Jordi Savall, viola da gamba, and Rolf Lislevand, theorbo and baroque guitar
    The BBC Proms, London, England
  • Olivier Messiaen
    Prelude
    Pianist Ashley Wass
    The BBC Proms, London, England

hour 2

  • Claude Debussy
    "Reverie"
    Guitarists Julian Bream and John Williams
  • Gioachino Rossini
    Overture to "The Barber of Seville"
    The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
    Kaul Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
  • Claude Debussy
    "Three Images for Orchestra"
    The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Roberto Benzi
    The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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