VPR Program: Interlude

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Interlude: St. Cecilia's Day Saturday, 11/21/09 Noon In honor of St. Cecilia's Day (actually November 22nd), we hear works written in celebration of that day by Britten and Gounod.

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Interlude: Animals Saturday, 11/14/09 Noon In a program of birds and animals, we hear The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens, and The Birds of Ottorino Respighi.
Brahms & Arriaga Saturday, 11/07/09 Noon
We hear an early and a late work by Brahms, and a symphony by Juan Cris Óstomo de Arriaga.
Interlude: E-flat and D major Saturday, 10/31/09 Noon We hear the Quintets for Piano and Winds by Mozart and Beethoven, and a Mozart D major Serenade.
Interlude: Goldmark and Verdi Saturday, 10/10/09 Noon We hear the Rustic Wedding Symphony of Karl Goldmark and the String Quartet in E minor by Giuseppe Verdi.
Interlude: Cello & Violin Saturday, 10/03/09 Noon Music by Boccherini, Walton, and Kabalevsky includes two cello concertos and two violin concertos.
Interlude: George Gershwin Saturday, 09/26/09 Noon We celebrate the September 26, 1898 birthday of George Gershwin with a bouquet of historic performances, some of them by Gershwin himself.
Interlude: Bruckner's Eighth Saturday, 09/19/09 Noon The Bruckner Symphony No.8 is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
Bela Bartok Saturday, 09/12/09 Noon We hear a program of music written and/or performed by Béla Bartók.
September 5 Birthdays Saturday, 09/05/09 Noon We hear compositions by J.C. Bach and Giacomo Meyerbeer - both born on September 5.
Peter & Sam's Favorites Saturday, 08/29/09 Noon Peter Fox Smith and Sam Sanders share two of their favorites: a Boccherini String Quintet and the Mahler Symphony No.4.
Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival Saturday, 08/15/09 Noon Mozart's Trio Divertimento, K. 563 is followed by excerpts from the 2008 Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival.

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Host Peter Fox Smith was on the air the very first day VPR began broadcasting on August 13, 1977. He is beloved by many long-time VPR listeners as well as staffers. Peter knows so much about opera...and is passionate about sharing his knowledge and enjoyment of this revered art form.

Not only does Peter introduce VPR listeners to new vocalists, but he also celebrates the masters, featuring historic and rare recordings.

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