Today marks the vernal equinox, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. We'll hear what spring sounds like to composers Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Debussy, and Schubert. Plus, we'll hear music about flowers, frogs, and California's Santa Ana Winds. Experience springtime and the joy of being reborn, on today's PT.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Carl Orff: "The Merry Face of Spring," from "Carmina Burana"
The Vienna Philharmonic and Arnold Schoenberg Choir with conductor Andre Previn
Antonio Vivaldi: "Spring," from "The Four Seasons," Op. 8, No. 1
Violinist Julie Andrijeski with Apollo's Fire and harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Franz Schubert: "Im Fruhling" ("In Springtime")
Tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Claude Debussy: "Printemps" ("Spring")
The Limburg Symphony Orchestra with conductor Ed Spanjaard
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Astor Piazzolla: "Spring," from "Cuatro Estaciones Portenas" ("The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires")
The Santa Fe Guitar Quartet
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida
Anthony Holborne: "Heigh-Ho Holiday"
Capriccio Stravagante with conductor Skip Sempe
Musica Antica Early Music Festival, Bruges, Belgium
Ludwig van Beethoven: Adagio from Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 ("Spring")
Violist Helen Callus and pianist Robert Koenig
Unitarian Society, Santa Barbara, California
Hour 2
Jean Francaix: Two movements from "L'Horloge de Flore" ("The Flower Clock")
Oboist John Anderson with the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Simon Wright
James Oswald: "Ranunculus," from "Airs for the Seasons"
Chatham Baroque with recorder and baroque flutist Alison Melville
Synod Hall, Oakland, Pennsylvania
Gernot Wolfgang: "Desert Wind"
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with conductor Jeffrey Kahane
Royce Hall, Los Angeles
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 98 in B-flat
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with conductor Jeffrey Kahane
Royce Hall, Los Angeles
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