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Weekend of October 13, 2012

Maria Schneider

Maria Schneider is a jazz composer based in New York City. She doesn't usually write music in the classical genre. But the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra recently commissioned her to write a piece for soprano and chamber orchestra. This weekend, we'll hear the world premiere of Schneider's "Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories," from a concert by Dawn Upshaw and the SPCO.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

  • Jean Sibelius
    Valse Triste (Sad Waltz), Op. 44, No. 1
    The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, conductor
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2 and Waltz from the Gadfly, Op. 97
    Jan Vogler, cello, the Knights, Eric Jacobsen, conductor
    Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    Two Pieces by Domenico Scarlatti, Op. 17
    The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Kitaenko, conductor
    Philharmonie, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
    Finale from Symphony No.5, Op. 47
    The Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor
    Concert Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • The Piano Puzzler
    This week's contestant is Gary Hoffman from Ketchum, Idaho
  • Josef Strauss
    The Dragonfly, Op. 204
    The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck, conductor
    Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

hour 2

  • Johann Neruda
    Vivace from Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
    Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff, conductor
  • Ennio Morricone
    Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
    Ekachai Jearakul, guitar
    JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York
  • Erik Satie
    Gnossienne No. 6
    Andreas Borregaard, accordion
    Mazovia Goes Baroque, Warsaw, Poland
  • Maria Schneider
    Prologue and Souvenir, from Carlos Drummond de Andrade Stories
    Dawn Upshaw, soprano, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conductor
  • Nadia Boulanger
    Three pieces for Cello and Piano
    Nicolas Altstaedt, cello, Jose Gallardo, piano
    Lucerne Summer Festival, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Philippe Gaubert
    Les Chants de la Mer (Songs of the Sea)
    The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
    Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
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