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Weekend of September 8, 2012
The Sounds of the American West
Composer Aaron Copland was a city slicker from Brooklyn, New York. And yet he instinctively knew how to capture the sound of the great open spaces of the American West. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony play highlights from Copland's cowboy ballet, Billy the Kid, in a special gala concert in honor of the orchestra's 100th anniversary.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Edvard Grieg
Lyric Piece No. 1, Op. 71 (Once Upon a Time)
Andrei Gavrilov, piano
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Isaac Albeniz
Asturias, from Suite Espanola, Op. 47
Pepe Romero, guitar
92nd Street Y, New York City
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Orlando di Lasso
Veni in Hortum Meum
Stile Antico
Les Riches Heures de Valere Early Music Festival, Valere, Switzerland
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Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
Steven Osborne, piano, the BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
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Robert Schumann
Widmung (Dedication)
Steven Osborne, piano
The BBC Proms, London, England
hour 2
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Benjamin Britten
The Bitter Withy and Hunt the Squirrel, from Suite on English Folk Tunes
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Paul Goodwin, conductor
Ordway Center for the Arts, St. Paul
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Michael Gandolfi
The Jumping Bridge, from the Garden of Cosmic Speculation
The Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra, George Manahan, conductor
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado
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Christopher Cerrone
That Night With the Green Sky
Mellissa Hughes, soprano, Thomas Bagwell, piano
Gurari Studios, New York City
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Aaron Copland
Billy the Kid
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
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Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
