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Charles Ives “Putnam’s Camp” excerpt / “The Unanswered Question”

Sep 13th, 2008 | By E-6 | Category: WGOM Videos

A Charles Ives double header. Virtually ignored during his lifetime, he's now widely acknowledged as a founder of modernist classical music. A true American Original.

First, a fascinating short clip of conductor Sir Michael Tippett rehearsing the gifted young players of the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, 1969.

Then, conductor Gustavo Dudamel coaxs a beautifully, haunting performance from the Filarmonica della Scala. Milan, Italy, 2006.



Pablo Casals - Bach Suite #1 for Cello

Sep 12th, 2008 | By E-6 | Category: WGOM Videos

Filmed at the Abbaye Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, 1954. (Part 2 of the performance here.)



Borodin String Quartet — Allegro, Shostakovich String Quartet 2

Sep 11th, 2008 | By brianS | Category: WGOM Videos

Playing the waltz from Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 2 in A Major (Op 68), composed in 1968.

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Hagen Quartet - Beethoven Op. 135

Sep 10th, 2008 | By E-6 | Category: WGOM Videos

3rd movement of Ludwig von's Opus 135.



Glenn Gould - Bach Partita #6

Sep 9th, 2008 | By E-6 | Category: WGOM Videos

Some thought of Gould as a crackpot. Others call him the greatest classical pianist of all time. What? A guy can't be both? From the CBC, 1969.
The rest of the broadcast can found here: part 1 and 3



The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Sep 8th, 2008 | By brianS | Category: WGOM Videos

The spooky introduction to classical music for millions of children. From Disney's Fantasia, 1940. This piece was (mostly) completed by 1939. According to The Source, Leopold Stokowski conducted for free. This is the one piece in the film not recorded by Stokowski's Philadelphia Orchestra. Original score by Paul Dukas.

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Philadelphia Orchestra — Scheherazade (The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship)

Sep 7th, 2008 | By brianS | Category: WGOM Videos

Recorded at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 1978. Eugene Ormandy, conductor. A great way to kick off Classical Week at the WGOM.

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