London's Philharmonia Orchestra started its life as a studio orchestra, only occasionally giving live concerts. Over the years, they've transformed into a more typical orchestra, giving up studio headphones in favor of tuxes and gowns. We'll hear them twice today, performing Brahms' Fourth Symphony, and the final two movements of Schubert's Ninth Symphony ("The Great").
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Erno Dohnanyi: Romanza from Serenade in C, Op. 10
The English Sinfonia with conductor John Farrer
Stephen Hough: "Musical Jewelry Box"
Pianist Stephen Hough
Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
Antoine Busnois: "Fortuna desperata zu vier Stimmen"
Musica Antiqua of London with lutenist Jacob Heringman
Tage Alter Musik Festival in Herne, Germany
Anonymous: "Zorzi" and "Giorgio", Two Saltarelli
Musica Antiqua of London with lutenist Jacob Heringman
Tage Alter Musik Festival in Herne, Germany
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi
Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London
Hour 2
Franz Schubert: Marche Militaire in D, Op.51, No. 1
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Sir Charles Groves
Anonymous: "Adew Dundee" and "Kathren Oggie"
The Baltimore Consort
Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina
Franz Schubert: Third and fourth movements from Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 ("The Great")
The Philharmonia Orchestra with conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
Southbank Centre, London, England
Franz Liszt: Paraphrase on a waltz from Gounod's "Faust"
Pianist Francesco Libetta
Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, Miami Beach, Florida
Frederic Mompou: "Cancion VI"
Pianist Francesco Libetta
Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, Miami Beach, Florida
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