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September 19, 2012
The Emerson String Quartet
The Emerson String Quartet is one of the top quartets in the world. Part of the reason for their success has been their consistency. They haven't had a personnel change since 1979, the year cellist David Finckel joined the group. But David Finckel recently announced that at the end of this season, he will be leaving the quartet to pursue other projects. The Emersons have a busy season this year, ramping up to the big goodbye in the spring. In today's show, we'll hear from a concert they gave in Athens, Georgia.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Christopher Simpson
Division on a Ground
The Newberry Consort, Mary Springfels, director
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Felix Mendelssohn
Wedding March, from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Andrew Smith from El Paso, Texas
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Franz Liszt
Sonata in B Minor, S. 178
Yuja Wang, piano
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas
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Giovanni Maria Trabaci
Consonanze Stravagante
The Newberry Violin Band
Lutkin Hall, Evanston, Illinois
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Anonymous (Early 17th Century)
Pavana e Gagliarda Ferrarese
The Newberry Violin Band
Lutkin Hall, Evanston, Illinois
hour 2
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Antonin Dvorak
Intermezzo from Quintet in G for Strings, Op. 77
The Emerson String Quartet, Edgar Meyer, bass
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Gavotte from Solo Violin Partita No. 3 in E
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin
The Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet No. 23 in F, K. 590 (Prussian No. 3)
The Emerson String Quartet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
