It's not that Gustav Mahler found his visit to Niagara Falls uninspiring. Far from it - he thought it was spectacular. It's just that, when he and his wife visited there in 1910, there was something bigger on his mind, something he thought was even more impressive. It was the piece he was to conduct that night in nearby Buffalo, the Symphony No. 6 by Beethoven. We'll hear the piece that outshines Niagara Falls, in a concert by the Buffalo Philharmonic.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Gustav Mahler: When my Love Becomes a Bride, from Songs of a Wayfarer
Thomas Hampson, baritone, the Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 (Pastoral)
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
Astor Piazzolla: Spring, from the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Steven Copes, violin, the Knights, Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Stillwater Music Festival, Stillwater, Minnesota
Hour 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: First movement from Concerto in C Minor for Oboe and Violin, BWV 1060
Allan Vogel, oboe, Hilary Hahn, violin, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Henry Purcell: Suite from the Fairy Queen, Z. 629
The Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Ingrid Matthews, director
Town Hall, Seattle
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Royce Hall, Los Angeles
Josquin des Prez: El Grillo (the Cricket)
Chanticleer
Alamo Heights United Methodist Church, San Antonio, Texas
Benjamin Britten: Two Insect Pieces
Liang Wang, oboe, Marc Neikrug, piano
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words in C, Op. 67, No. 4 (the Bee's Wedding)
Ivo Janssen, piano
Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Montreal, Quebec
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