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January 9, 2013
The Riot of Spring
To many in the audience sitting in the Champs-Elysees Theater in Paris, what unfolded before them was ghastly, unthinkable, an affront to the senses. Like finding that someone laced your ice cream with jalapeno peppers. Noses wrinkled, ears prickled, and eventually, fists started flying. It was the premiere of the most revolutionary piece of music of the 20th century, Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring." This year marks the centennial of the ballet. We'll revisit that day in Paris 100 years ago, and the riot that ensued. And we'll hear a peaceful performance from New York City.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Felix Mendelssohn
Third movement from Piano Concerto No. 3 in E Minor
Roberto Prosseda, piano, the Liepzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, conductor
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Alan Hovhaness
Mystic Flute
Sahan Arzruni, piano
First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Badinerie from Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067
Emmanuel Pahud, flute, the Potsdam Chamber Academy, Antonello Manacorda, conductor
Nikolai Hall, Potsdam, Germany
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The Piano Puzzler
This week's contestant is Tim Kellogg from Citrus Heights, California
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Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Augustin Hadelich, violin, the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
Congress Hall, Saarbrucken, Germany
hour 2
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Benjamin Britten
Moonlight, from Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
The Virginia Symphony, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
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Igor Stravinsky
Le Sacre du Printemps (the Rite of Spring)
The New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
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Hermannus Contractus
Salve Regina
David James, countertenor
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John Dowland
Sir John Souch His Galliard and the King of Denmark Galliard
Hesperion XXI
Fontfroide Music and History Festival, Fontfroide, France
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Giuseppe Verdi
La Donna e Mobile, from Rigoletto
Juan Diego Florez, tenor, Vincenzo Scalera, piano
Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain
