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September 27, 2010

The Vastness and Mystery of Bach

Describing the vastness and mystery of Bach, pianist Simone Dinnerstein says, "If you...lie down in the country at night and...look up at the stars, and you don't know what any of it means...you're just looking at this huge vista, I would say that his music is like that." Dinnerstein shares some of that vastness and mystery in today's show, playing Bach's French Suite No. 5 in Berlin. Plus, conductor Jaap van Zweden and the Dallas Symphony perform Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony in Dallas.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Philip Lasser
    Four movements from "Twelve Variations on a Chorale by J.S. Bach"
    Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
    Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
  • Matteo da Perugia
    "Andray soulet, Canon zu drei Stimmen"
    Millenarium
    Herne, Germany
  • Johannes Brahms
    First movement from the Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G, Op. 78
    Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt
  • Carl Maria von Weber
    Overture to "Oberon"
    The Munich Philharmonic with conductor James Levine
    Philharmonie Gasteig, Munich, Germany
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    French Suite No. 5 in G, BWV 816
    Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
    Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

hour 2

  • Jaquin Turina
    "Orgia" from "Danzas Fantasticas"
    The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Eduardo Mata
  • Pablo de Sarasate
    Zortzico "Adios Montanas Mias," Op. 39
    Violinist Gil Shaham with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon and conductor Alejandro Posada
    Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain
  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
    The Dallas Symphony Orchestra with conductor Jaap Van Zweden
    Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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