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A full house of Strauss

The only way to get five of a kind in poker is to cheat. Today, we'll feature five different works by the Waltz King, Johann Strauss, Jr. Plus a suite from "Der Rosenkavalier," by Richard Strauss. No cheating, we swear. We've laid all our cards on the table, and they add up to one great New Year's Day show.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Claude Debussy: "Reverie"
The Turtle Island Quartet

Stephen Hough: "Osmanthus Romp"
Pianist Stephen Hough
Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver

Traditional: "Greensleeves"
Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, flutist Joshua Smith, and violist Cynthia Phelps
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota

Antonio Vivaldi: Largo from "Winter" of "The Four Seasons"
Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and violist Cynthia Phelps
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota

Anonymous (Arranged by David Douglass): "Long Cold Nights"
The King's Noyse
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul, Minnesota

Camille Saint-Saens: "Winter Serenade"
The King's Singers
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia

"The Piano Puzzler": This week's contestant is Joe Shinnick from Brunswick, Georgia.

Johann Strauss, Jr.: "Artist's Life,""The Annen Polka," and Overture to "Die Fledermaus"
The Cleveland Orchestra with conductor Franz Welser-Most
Severance Hall, Cleveland

Johann Strauss, Jr.: "By the Beautiful Blue Danube"
The Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Lorin Maazel

Hour 2

Giovanni Gabrieli: "Jubilate Deo"
The Canadian Brass and friends

Leroy Anderson: "Clarinet Candy"
Clarinetist Andy Miles with the WDR Symphony Orchestra and conductor Charles Prince
Klaus von Bismarck Hall, Cologne, Germany

Gabriel Faure: "After a Dream"
Violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Jeremy Denk
Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, Texas

Johann Strauss, Jr.: "The Emperor Waltz"
The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra with conductor JoAnn Falletta
The Church of St. John the Divine, Houston

Traditional: "Christmas Carousing,""Ale is Dear," and "Ships A Sailing"
Bonnie Rideout, fiddle, and friends
Performing Arts Center, Athens, Georgia

Adam Craig: "So Merry as We Have Been"
Bonnie Rideout, fiddle, and friends
Performing Arts Center, Athens, Georgia

Richard Strauss: "Der Rosenkavalier" Suite
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Alan Gilbert
Walt Disney Hall, Los Angeles

Traditional (Arranged by Tom Linker): "Auld Lang Syne"
Pianist Tom Linker

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