Richard Wagner was born and raised in Leipzig. In a concert this summer, a hometown orchestra plays music by a hometown favorite. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performs the Overture from Wagner's opera, Tannhauser.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Richard Wagner: Romanza (Albumblatt)
Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin; Robert Koenig, piano
Heartbreak, Romantic Encores for Violin
Dorian 90268
Richard Wagner: Overture to "Tannhauser", WWV 70
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Andris Nelsons, conductor
Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany
Chris Rogerson: Shadows Lengthen
Members of the Manhattan Chamber Players; Dr. Luke Fleming, artistic director
le poisson rouge, New York, NY
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61: Movements 2-3
Carolin Widmann, violin; Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn; Ruben Gazarian, conductor
Schwetzingen Festival, Rococo Theatre, Schwetzingen, Germany
Hour 2
Nico Muhly: Control: 2. Mountain
Utah Symphony Orchestra; Thierry Fischer, conductor
Dawn to Dust: World Premieres of three works commissioned by the Utah Symphony
Reference 719
Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
Dallas Winds; Michael Haithcock conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43: Movements 3, 4
Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN
Nico Muhly: Three Moon Songs: Movements 1, 3
Chanticleer
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
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