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February 12, 2013

A Controlled Burn

Putting conductor Gustavo Dudamel in front of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela is a bit like throwing a lit match onto a powder keg. The results are almost always explosive. But it's a superbly controlled burn. Dudamel and the SBSO gave a fiery concert of Latin American music at Carnegie Hall in New York recently. We'll hear highlights in today's show, including Carlos Chavez'"Sinfonia India."

Today's Playlist

Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.

hour 1

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Second movement from Piano Sonata No. 9 in E, Op. 14, No. 1
    Garrick Ohlsson, piano
  • Arturo Marquez
    Conga del Fuego Nuevo
    The Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
    Carnegie Hall, New York City
  • Astor Piazzolla
    Oblivion
    Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet, Steffen Horn, piano
    National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
    Boris Giltburg, piano
    Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • Carlos Chavez
    Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonia India)
    The Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
    Carnegie Hall, New York City

hour 2

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