September 2, 2009
The Late Great Erich Kunzel
We remember Cincinnati Pops conductor Erich Kunzel, who died Tuesday at age 74. Plus, Purcell from the Proms in London. Robert Spano guest-conducts the Cleveland Orchestra in a concert performance of the Mathis der Maler Symphony by Paul Hindemith. And Bruce Adolphe joins Fred in the studio for this week's Piano Puzzler.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Richard Wagner
Die Walkure: Magic Fire Music
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
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Henry Purcell
Abdelazar Suite, select movements
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Sir Roger Norrington, conductor
BBC Proms 2009, Royal Albert Hall, London
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Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Michael Barone, host of Pipedreams, St. Paul, MN.
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J.S. Bach
Well-tempered Klavier Book II (No. 15 in G Major: fugue)
Angela Hewitt, piano
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Paul Hindemith
Symphony "Mathis der Maler"
Cleveland Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
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Edouard Lalo
Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 26 -- III. Presto
The Gryphon Trio
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Javier Alvarez
Metro Chabacano
Cuarteto Latinoamericano; Alberto Ginastera: Impresiones de la Puna; Lorna McGhee, flute, and Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Strings Music Festival, Strings Festival Pavilion, Steamboat Springs Colorado
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K. 364
Andres Cardenes, violin; Arturo Delmoni, viola; Strings Festival Orchestra; Andres Cardenes, conductor
Strings Music Festival, Strings Festival Pavilion, Steamboat Springs Colorado
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Franz Schubert
Incidental Music to Rosamunde, D. 797: Ballet Music No. 2
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor
Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany