March 30, 2011
Remembering Lee Hoiby
On today's program, PT remembers American composer Lee Hoiby who died on Monday at age 85. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of a used-car salesman. We'll also feature the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, who reveled in breaking his father Johann Sebastian Bach's musical rules.
Today's Playlist
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Isaac Albeniz
El Puerto, from Iberia
The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
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Leos Janacek
Lachian Dances, JW VI/17
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Daniel Harding, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Tom Nicholson from Lynn Center, Illinois
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David Crittenden
A Scottish Fantasy
The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
International Festival & Institute at Round Top, Round Top, Texas
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Marcia and Siciliana
Eliot Fisk, guitar
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Third movement from Sonata in G Major Wq 62/19 (H. 119)
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Third movement from Sonata in G Major Wq 62/19 (H. 119)
Mikhail Pletnev, piano
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sinfonia in G, Wq. 173, H. 648
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Roger Norrington, conductor
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Cello Concerto in A, Wq. 172, H. 439
Richard Lester, cello, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Roger Norrington, conductor
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sinfonia in E-flat, Wq. 179, H. 654
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Roger Norrington, conductor
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England