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French music from Amsterdam

French music from Amsterdam

We'll go to the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, where conductor Marcus Stenz leads the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Colin Matthews' orchestration of some Claude Debussy piano preludes. Then Jean-Yves Thibaudet is the soloist for a performance of Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.

Summoning up a ghost

Summoning up a ghost

On today's show, one of the world's great piano trios, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, performs one of the masterpieces of the trio repertoire, Beethoven's "Ghost" Trio. It comes to us from a concert in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Schumann from Manchester

Schumann from Manchester

A few weeks ago, conductor Gianandrea Noseda led the BBC Philharmonic in a pair of pieces by Robert Schumann at the orchestra's home hall in Manchester, England. We'll go there to hear Schumann's Overture to "Genoveva", as well as his lone Cello Concerto, with Paul Watkins as soloist.

Hold your applause...or don't

Hold your applause...or don't

Conductor David Robertson addresses the controversy about whether it's appropriate to applaud between movements of a symphony or not. His words to the audience come between the movements of a stirring performance of Dvorak's Eighth Symphony by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in L.A.

Voices of independence

Voices of independence

In honor of Independence Day, we'll explore the music of some very independent composers who helped establish a uniquely American sound. They include Aaron Copland (courtesy of the Prairie Winds and the Aspen Chamber Symphony), George Gershwin (from the Jupiter String Quartet), Christopher Theofanidis (from a world premiere performance by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra), and one of the country's first composers, John Antes.

The Shahams play Mozart

The Shahams play Mozart

Like many adult siblings, Gil and Orli Shaham don't get to see one another as often as they used to. But the violinist and pianist recently connected up on stage in suburban Atlanta and showed off their musical telepathy on a Mozart Violin Sonata.

Mozart's coronation mass

Mozart's coronation mass

It's still not clear who was being crowned when Mozart wrote the "Coronation" Mass. But it's a masterpiece for choir, orchestra and vocal soloists. And we have an outstanding performance of it from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, where Ton Koopman conducted the Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Unfinished in Beaver Creek

Unfinished in Beaver Creek

Last week, we heard Vladimir Jurowski and the Russian National Orchestra play Anton Safronov's completion of Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony. Today, we'll offer your comments about that piece, preceded by the orchestra's performance of Schubert's incomplete original from a concert in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Can it be improved upon? Your call.

Hold your applause...or don't

Hold your applause...or don't

Conductor David Robertson addresses the controversy about whether it's appropriate to applaud between movements of a symphony or not. His words to the audience come between the movements of a stirring performance of Dvorak's Eighth Symphony by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in L.A.

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