September 29, 2008
The Best of the Best
Last week in London, Gramophone magazine handed out its annual Gramophone awards for the best classical recordings of the year. In addition to the usual categories, they gave a special award for the best recording of the last 30 years. Tune in to Performance Today to find out who the surprise winner was.
Today's Playlist
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Allegro from the Quartet in C Minor for Strings Op. 18, No. 4
The Brentano String Quartet
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Roy Williamson and Gabriela Montero
Improvisation on "Flower of Scotland"
Pianist Gabriela Montero
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
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James Oswald
"Oh Mother, What Shall I Do"
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
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Nicola Matteis
"Ground after the Scotch Humour"
Chatham Baroque
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
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Camille Saint-Saens
"Rapsodie d'Auvergne," Op. 73
Pianist Stephen Hough with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sakari Oramo
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Largo from Sonata in C, BWV 1005
Violinist Hilary Hahn
Grand Studio, Hanover, Germany
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in G, Op. 64, No. 4, Hob. III:66
The Brentano String Quartet
Wortham Theater Center, Houston
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Alexander Glazunov
"Chant du Menestrel," Op. 71
Cellist Mischa Maisky with the Orchestra of Paris and conductor Semyon Bychkov
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Claude Debussy
"Jeux"
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Severance Hall, Cleveland
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Anton Rubinstein
"Night," Op. 48/8
Cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Lily Maisky
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Peter Tchaikovsky
"Frenzied Nights," Op. 60/6
Cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Lily Maisky
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
"How Fair this Spot," Op. 21, No. 7
Cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Lily Maisky
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D, BWV 1069
The Philadelphia Orchestra with conductor Bernard Labadie
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia