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Weekend of September 6, 2008

One last breath of summer

We'll spend most of our second hour with music inspired by summer. The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet plays Samuel Barber's "Summer Music" in Cleveland. And violinist Joshua Bell plays "Spring" and "Summer" from Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" with the UBS Festival Chamber Orchestra at California's Festival del Sole.

Today's Playlist



hour 1

  • Luigi Boccherini
    Rondo from String Quintet in C, Op. 28, No. 4
    The Delme Quartet
  • Chen Yi
    "Shuo"
    The Ying Quartet
    Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, Colorado
  • Robert Schumann
    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
    Pianist Christian Zacharias with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
    Carnegie Hall, New York City

hour 2

  • Peter Tchaikovsky
    "Autumn Song" ("October" from "The Seasons")
    Pianist John O'Conor
  • Samuel Barber
    "Summer Music," Op. 31
    The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
    Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland
  • Antonio Vivaldi
    Violin Concerto in E, Op. 8, No. 1 ("Spring" from "The Four Seasons")
    Violinist and director Joshua Bell with the UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Festival del Sole, Napa, California
  • Antonio Vivaldi
    Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2 ("Summer" from "The Four Seasons")
    Violinist and director Joshua Bell with the UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Festival del Sole, Napa, California
  • Mark O'Connor
    "In the Summertime"
    Mark O'Connor's Appalachia Waltz Trio
    Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival, Cooperstown, New York
  • Astor Piazzolla
    "Autumn" from "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires"
    Violinist Andres Cardenes with the Strings Chamber Orchestra
    Strings Festival, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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