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Revolutionary and Romantic Beethoven

"We swear, sword in hand, to die for the republic and for the rights of man." Those words, by French revolutionary writer Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, were the inspiration for Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, according to conductor John Eliot Gardiner. Gardiner leads the Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra in a stunning performance of Beethoven's Fifth, from a concert three weeks ago at Carnegie Hall.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Antonio Vivaldi: Two movements from Concerto in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565
Daniel Hope, violin, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Sergei Lyapunov: Fetes de Noel, Op. 41, No. 3
Jeffrey Biegel, piano

Percy Grainger: The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
Jeffrey Biegel, piano

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings (Sinfonia) in D Minor, RV 129 (Concerto Madrigalesco)
Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor and harpsichord
Garrison Church, Copenhagen, Denmark

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
The Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Carnegie Hall, New York City

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Hour 2

Ottorino Respighi: Excerpts from Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Neville Marriner, conductor

Niccolo Paganini: The Carnival of Venice
Vadim Repin, violin, the Britten Sinfonia, Thomas Gould, conductor
Storioni Festival, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

PT Young Artist in Residence: Cicely Parnas, cello

Zoltan Kodaly: First movement from Solo Cello Sonata, Op. 8
Cicely Parnas, cello
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul

Camille Saint-Saens: The Swan, from Carnival of the Animals
Cicely Parnas, cello, Kati Gleiser, piano
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, St. Paul

Aaron Copland: Music for the Theatre
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Royce Hall, Los Angeles

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