Weekend of November 10, 2012
Veterans Day 2012
Samuel Barber was more than an American composer. He was an American soldier and veteran as well. Barber served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Today, in honor of Veterans Day, we'll hear a march Barber wrote during his time in service to his country. Plus, Lee Hoiby's moving "Last Letter Home," based on a letter by PFC Jessie Givens, who died in Iraq in 2003.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
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Johannes Schenck
First movement from Sonata No. 6 in A Minor (L'Echo du Danube)
Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba
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Samuel Barber
Commando March
The United States Marine Band, Capt. Michelle A. Rakers, conductor
Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Fairfax, Virginia
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Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
The Knights
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
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Perfchat with Wieland Kuijken, Jacques Ogg, and Eva Legene
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Marin Marais
Excerpts from Suite in E Minor for Viola da Gamba and Continuo, Book II
Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba, Jacques Ogg, harpsichord
Studio P, St. Paul
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Antonio Vivaldi
Two movements from Trio Sonata in A Minor, RV 86
Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba, Jacques Ogg, harpsichord, Eva Legene, recorder
Studio P, St. Paul
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Francois Couperin
Le Rossignol en Amour (the Nightingale in Love)
Eva Legene, recorder
Studio P, St. Paul
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John Williams
Call to Muster and Battle Cry of Freedom, from Lincoln
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, John Williams, conductor
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John Williams
With Malice Toward None, from Lincoln
Randy Kerber, piano
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Maurice Ravel
Fourth movement from String Quartet in F
The Ebene String Quartet
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Samuel Augustus Ward
America the Beautiful
The Dallas Wind Symphony, Donald McKinney, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
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Lee Hoiby
Last Letter Home
Cantus
First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights, Minnesota
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Robert Moran
First movement from Trinity Requiem
The Trinity Youth Chorus and Members of Trinity Choir, Alexander Hermann, organ, Robert Ridgell, conductor
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Jean-Fery Rebel
Les Caracteres de la Danse (the Characters of the Dance)
Tempesta di Mare
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
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Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York