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Weekend of September 20, 2008

Debussy in Amsterdam

We'll go to the Concertgebouw to hear an outstanding performances by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. Roberto Benzi is the conductor for a performance of Debussy's "Three Images for Orchestra."

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Francois Couperin
    Two pieces from "Pieces de Clavecin"
    Pianist Angela Hewitt
  • Robert Schumann
    Papillons, Op. 2
    Pianist Emanuel Ax
    International Festival of Chamber Music, Schenectady, New York
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, A. 501
    Guitarist Laura Klemke with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor JoAnn Falletta
    JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York
  • Claude Debussy
    "The Girl With the Flaxen Hair "
    Clarinetist Ethan Sloane and pianist James Kidd
    Hampden-Sydney Music Festival, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia
  • Francois Couperin
    "La Pucelle"
    Ann Marie Morgan, viola da gamba, with the Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players
    St. Mark's Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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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