The Art Connection
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s second symphony was inspired by a painting he saw while enjoying a glass of beer in a country inn.
The death of a promising Russian artist prompted composer Modest Mussorgsky to write what has become his best-loved work.
And an 18th century French painter’s depictions of aristocratic passion prompted two very different 20th century responses by Debussy and Poulenc.
In this hour, these and other links between canvas and concert hall.
Click here for information about the paintings that inspired the works on this program.
4:00 p.m.
Gardelli
Mussorgsky
Promenade - Il Vecchio Castello
; Ashkenazy, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Marriner
III. The Birth Of Venus - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
4:06 p.m.
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Hindemith
Mathis der Maler, symphony (from opera): Grablegung. Sehr langsam
4:11 p.m.
Albrecht
Reger
Four Sym Poems, Op. 128: The Play of the Waves (Vivace)
German Symphony Orchestra of Berlin
4:16 p.m.
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Debussy
L'Isle Joyeuse
4:20 p.m.
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Poulenc
Les Biches Ste: Rondeau
; Wagner, conductor
4:24 p.m.
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Poulenc
Les Biches Ste: Finale
; Wagner, conductor
4:28 p.m.
Marriner
III. The Birth Of Venus - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
4:30 p.m.
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Nielsen
Symphony No. 2, FS 29 'The Four Temperaments': IV. Allegro sanguineo - Carl Nielsen
; Blomstedt, conductor
4:38 p.m.
Jean François Heisser
Granados
Goyescas (Dandies in Love), pieces (6) in 2 books for piano, H. 64, DLR 2:4: Part 1. 3. El fandango de candil (Fandango by candleligh
4:44 p.m.
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Rachmaninoff
The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
; de Waart, conductor
4:50 p.m.
Ashkenazy
Mussorgsky
Promenade - Limoges: Le Marche - Catacombae Cum Mortuis In Lingua Mortua
4:52 p.m.
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition: La grande porte de Kiev
; Dutoit, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Poulenc
Les Biches Ste: Rondeau
; Wagner, conductor