"The Pines of Rome," by Ottorino Respighi. It's not just about the the sights and sounds of nature. Respighi wanted the ancient pines to tell the history they had seen. He wrote: "The centuries-old trees which so dominate the Roman landscape became witnesses to the events of Roman life." In today's show, ancient history uncovered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos conducts a concert performance of "The Pines of Rome."
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alan Hovhaness: Two movements from Spirit of Trees, Sonata for Harp and Guitar, Op. 374
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp, David Leisner, guitar
Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat (Dumbarton Oaks)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Stephane Deneve, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
Ottorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
John Mundy: In Midst of Woods and the Blackbird
Piffaro
Town Hall, Seattle
Antonin Dvorak: In Deepest Forest Glade I Stand, from Cypresses, No. 7
The Emerson String Quartet
Savannah Music Festival, Savannah, Georgia
Howard Shore: The White Tree, from the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Howard Shore, conductor
Hour 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: First movement from Piano Sonata No. 16 in C, K.545
Martha Argerich and Piotr Anderszewski, pianos
Frederic Chopin: Fantasie Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66
Cyprien Katsaris, piano
Chopin Festival, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
Henry Purcell: Fantasia a 3 No. 1 in D Minor, Z. 732
Wildcat Viols
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Piece No. 3 for Cello and Piano, Op. 73
Robert deMaine, cello, Adam Neiman, piano
Benaroya Hall, Seattle
Magnus Lindberg: EXPO
The New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, conductor
Avery Fisher Hall, New York City
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Martha Argerich, piano, the Dresden Staatskapelle, Charles Dutoit, conductor
Semperoper, Dresden, Germany
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