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Midday Classical: Stenhammar Serenade Friday, 11/06/09 10am Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar was inspired to write his Serenade while spending the spring of 1907 in Florence, Italy. He wrote to a friend, 'I'd like to compose the kind of beautiful poetry about the South of which only a Northerner is capable.'
Midday Classical: Van Cliburn Competition Finalist Di Wu LIVE Thursday, 11/05/09 10am Pianist Di Wu, a finalist at the most recent Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, visits the VPR Performance Studio for a live performance on VPR Classical.
Midday Classical: Joel Fan plays Schumann Wednesday, 11/04/09 10am Pianist Joel Fan is a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. We'll hear him play Schumann's Piano Sonata No. 2, in advance of his performance in St. Johnsbury on Saturday.
Midday Classical: Daphnis et Chloe Tuesday, 11/03/09 10am We'll listen to a suite from Rameau's Daphnis et Egle and Ravel's complete ballet Daphnis et Chloe.
Midday Classical: Dissonant and Divine Monday, 11/02/09 10am Today's music will include Mozart's "Dissonant" String Quartet; Rodrigo's Concierto-Serenata for Harp and Orchestra; and Scriabin's "Divine Poem" Symphony.
Midday Classical: Halloween favorites plus Mahler's Seventh Friday, 10/30/09 10am We anticipate Halloween with some favorites associated with the holiday: Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor; Dukas' Sorcerer's Apprentice, Richard Strauss' Til Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks; plus Gustav Mahler's Seventh Symphony, sometimes called the "Song of the Night."
Midday Classical: The Four Temperaments Thursday, 10/29/09 10am In his Symphony No. 2, Danish composer Carl Nielsen depicts the four temperaments, or humours, which the ancients believed make up the human personality. 1) Choleric: impetuous, excitable, irascible. 2) Phlegmatic: diffident, reserved, quiet. 3) Melancholic: sad, plaintive. 4) Sanguine: cheerful, optimistic.
Midday Classical: Howard Hanson Wednesday, 10/28/09 10am Composer, conductor, educator Howard Hanson was born on the 28th of October in 1896. We'll listen to 2 works he wrote for his wife, a Serenade and a Pastorale.
Midday Classical: Schubert's Last Mass Tuesday, 10/27/09 10am
Our music today will include Schubert's Mass No. 6 in E-flat.
Midday Classical: Horowitz Plays Scarlatti Monday, 10/26/09 10am We'll celebrate the 324th anniversary of the birth of Domenico Scarlatti with a group of his keyboard sonatas played by Vladimir Horowitz.
Invitation to the Dance 4 Saturday, 10/24/09 10am More music from the world of dance including a suite from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and Poulenc's Aubade.
Midday Classical: Music and Musicians to be Heard This Weekend Friday, 10/23/09 10am
Music and musicians to be heard in the area this weekend, including violinist Soovin Kim, Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, Arensky's Piano Trio No. 1, and the Bella Voce Women's Chorus; plus Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.

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