September 29, 2010
Symphony of a Thousand, Part II
Yesterday, we brought you Part I of Mahler's 8th Symphony, known as the Symphony of a Thousand. Today is the conclusion. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leads the massed forces of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Pacific Boychoir, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus. Tilson Thomas calls the work an "allegory of the distressed soul finding its way through trials to...blessedness."
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Simon Jeffes
Perpetuum Mobile
Penguin Cafe, Arthur Jeffes, director
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Antonin Dvorak
Rondo in G Minor, Op. 94
Steven Isserlis, cello, the BBC Concert Orchestra, Paul Daniel, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Second movement from Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 107
Alisa Weilerstein, cello, the Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Gigue from Cello Suite No. 1 in G, BWV 1007
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
The BBC Proms, London, England
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Sarah Quick from Coral Springs, Florida
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Thomas Arne
Two movements from Symphony No. 4 in C Minor
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Antonio Vivaldi
La Fida Ninfa (Dimmi Pastore)
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto, Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor, the Matheus Ensemble, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, director
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Peter Tchaikovsky
"Danse Russe" from "Swan Lake," Op. 20
Violinist Joshua Bell with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
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Nicola Matteis
"Diversi Bizzarie Sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona"
Violinist Ingrid Matthews, lutenist John Lenti, and bassist Chuck Deardorf
Benaroya Hall, Seattle
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in B-Flat, K. 137
The Montreal Chamber Music Festival Orchestra
Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Montreal, Canada
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Gustav Mahler
Part II from Symphony No. 8
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Pacific Boychoir, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco