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September 9, 2009
Timpani Unleashed
Conductors often encourage timpanists to play quietly, to avoid drowning out the orchestra. But in Mozart's Serenata Notturna, the timpani emphasize the comic folksiness of the music, and in concert performances of this piece, conductors sometimes let timpanists off their leashes. We'll hear Joseph Pereira having a field day on the timpani, in concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Jean Sibelius
Andante Festivo
Oslo Philharmonic; Mariss Jansons, cond.
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Darius Milhaud
Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano from "Le voyageur sans bagages," Op. 157b
Erin Keefe, violin; Frank Kowalsky, clarinet; Adam Neiman, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival, Lakeside School, Seattle, WA
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Francis Poulenc
Sarabande
Pierre Laniau, guitar
Municipal House, Karvina, Czech Republic
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Gabriel Pierne
Etude de concert
Paloma Kouider, piano
Budapest Music Academy
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Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Paul Kovacovic from Minneapolis, MN.
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Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, op. 28
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Mariss Jansons, conductor
Live! At the Concertgebouw
hour 2
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Bedrich Smetana
"The Bear," from Ten Czech Dances
The Czech Nonet
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Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in D
Scottish Ensemble; Jonathan Morton, conductor
BBC Proms 2009, Cadogan Hall, London, England
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Robert Schumann
Phantasiestucke
Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello; Denes Varjon, piano
BBC Proms 2009, Cadogan Hall, London, England
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W. A. Mozart
Serenade No. 6 in D Major, K. 239
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
