Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Master Season Concerts, hosted by WABE’s Lois Reitzes, will air Tuesdays at 9 pm beginning Tuesday, February 3, 2009. WABE will air the entire 2008-2009 Master Season. Most of the broadcasts feature insightful conversation with the conductors and soloists. Post-production by Fred Horton, music supervision by Fyodor Cherniavsky, recording engineers Tommy Joe Anderson and Fred Horton.

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July 21, 2009Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Finalists’ Winners Concert
Our annual broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Finalists’ Winners Concert. Hear tomorrow’s opera stars as young performers compete for first prize in each voice category.
July 14, 2009
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor / Luciana Souza, vocalist / Scott Tennant, guitar
- Blas Galindo: Sones de Mariachi
- Ernesto Lecuona (arranged Gould):
  Malagueña from Andalucia Suite
- Astor Piazzolla: Fuga y Misterio
- Enrique Soro: Danza fantástica
- Antonio Carlos Jobim: Jobim Songs
  Passarim
  Águas de Março
  Modinha
  Pato Preto
- Santos Cifuentes: Scherzo sobre aires tropicales
- Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemayá
- Angel Villoldo / Gerardo Matos Rodríguez:
  El Choclo & La Cumparsita
- Ariel Ramirez / Felix Luna:
  Alfonsina Y el Mar (for voice and guitar)
- Simon Diaz:
  Tonada de La Luna Llena (for voice and guitar)
- Osvaldo Golijov:
  Lua Descolorida (for voice and guitar)
- Alberto Ginastera: Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8a
  I. The Land Workers
  II. Wheat Dance
  III. The Cattlemen
  IV. Final Dance (Malambo)
July 7, 2009
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor / Jessica Warren-Acosta, flute / Christopher Rex, cello
- Daniel Alomía Robles (Albert Gonzales): El Cóndor Pasa
- Baltasar Martínez Y Compañon: (trans. Miguel Harth-Bedoya)
  Colección de Música Virreinal
  Baile de Danzantes
  Baile del Chimo
  Lanchas para bailar
- Diego Luzuriaga: Responsorio
- Gabriela Lena Frank: Illapa Tone Poem for Flute and Orchestra
  Introducción: Soliloquio Serrano (“Introduction: Mountain Soliloquy”)
  Harawi
- Osvaldo Golijov: Mariel
- Alfonso Leng: Preludio No. 1
- Jimmy López: Fiesta!
  Trance 1
  Countertime
  Trance 2
  Techno
June 30, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Nathalie Paulin, soprano / Stacey Rishoi, mezzo-soprano / Chad Johnson, tenor / Gus Andreasson, bass / ASO Chorus
- Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms (revised 1948)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr): Requiem, K. 626
June 23, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Louis Lortie, piano
- Franz Liszt: Orpheus, S. 98 (Symphonic Poem No. 4)
- Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Opus 58
- Claude Debussy: Prélude à “L’après-midi d’un faune”
- Claude Debussy: La mer (The Sea)
June 16, 2009
Itzhak Perlman, Conductor and violin
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
- Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Opus 98
June 9, 2009
Donald Runnicles, Conductor
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor (Tragic)
June 2, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Marcus Roberts, piano
- Samuel Barber: Second Essay for Orchestra, Opus 17
- George Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
- Christopher Theofanidis: World Premiere (Title TBA)
May 26, 2009
Gilbert Varga, Conductor / Leonidas Kavakos, violin
- Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galanta
- Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Opus 47
- Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 73
May 19, 2009
Nicola Luisotti, Conductor / Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
- Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Opus 45
- Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26
- Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92
May 12, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Jennifer Koh, violin / ASO Chorus
- Richard Wagner: Prelude and “Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde
- Jennifer Higdon: The Singing Rooms
  Three Windows: Two Versions of the Day
  Things Aren’t Always
  The Interpretation of Dreams
  Confession
  History Lesson
  A Word with God
  Three Windows: Two Versions of the Day
- Alvin Singleton: PraiseMaker
- Alexander Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 4, Opus 54)
May 5, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Janice Chandler, soprano / Thomas Cooley, tenor / Steven Humes, bass / ASO Chamber Chorus
- Haydn, Franz Joseph: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2 (Die Schöpfung)
  - First Part
    1. The Representation of the Chaos
    2. Recitative and Chorus: In the beginning God created
    3. Aria and Chorus: Now vanquished by the holy rays
    4. Recitative: And God made the firmament
    5. Solo with Chorus: They Marvel at the wondrous work
    6. Recitative: And God said: “Let the waters”
    7. Aria: Rolling in foaming billows
    8. Recitative: And God said “Let the earth bring forth grass”
    9. Aria: With verdure clad the fields appear
    10. Recitative: And the heavenly hosts proclaimed
    11. Chorus: Ye harps, awake
    12. Recitative: And God said “Let there be lights”
    13. Recitative: In radiant brightness rises
    14. Trio and Chorus: The heavens declare the glory of God
  - Second Part
    1. Recitative: And God said: “Let the Waters bring forth”
    2. Aria: On mighty pinions upward
    3. Recitative: And God created great whales
    4. Recitative: And the angels struck their immortal harps
    5. Trio and Chorus: How lovely now appear
    6. Recitative: And God said: “Let the earth bring forth”
    7. Recitative: Straight opening her fertile womb
    8. Aria: Now robed in beauty smiles the earth
    9. And God created Man
    10. Sublime, in noble dignity
    11. And God saw every-thing
    12. Now ended is the glorious work
  - Third Part
    1. Recitative: From rosy clouds softly comes
    2. Duet with Chorus: With praise of thee, o Lord
    3. Recitative: Our first great duty is fulfilled
    4. Duet: Wife beloved! at thy side
    5. Recitative: O happy pair!
    6. Chorus: Sing the Lord, O all ye voices
April 28, 2009
Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor / Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
- Xi Wang: Above Light: A Conversation with Toru Takemitsu
- Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Opus 64
- Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Opus 64
April 21, 2009
Donald Runnicles, Conductor / Christine Brewer, soprano / Eric Owens, bass
- Strauss, Richard: Moonlight Interlude from Capriccio, Opus 85
- Strauss, Richard: Sextet from Capriccio, Opus 85
- Strauss, Richard: Recognition Scene from Elektra, Opus 58
- Strauss, Richard: Schweigt doch: Ich hab es nicht getan! from Die Frau ohn Schatten, Opus 65 (Act III)
- Strauss, Richard: Dance of the Seven Veils and Final Scene from Salome, Opus 54
April 14, 2009
Donald Runnicles, Conductor / Shai Wosner, piano
- Webern, Anton: Im Sommerwind
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 (Jeunehomme)
- Strauss, Richard: Eine Alpensinfonie, Opus 64 (An Alpine Symphony)
April 7, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / André Watts, piano
- Respighi, Ottorino: Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome)
- Respighi, Ottorino: Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome)
- Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Opus 83
March 31, 2009
Roberto Abbado, Conductor / Gil Shaham, violin
- Brahms, Johannes: Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 77
- Prokofiev, Sergei: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Opus 100
March 24, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano (Kitty Oppenheimer) / Meredith Arwady, contralto (Pasqualita) / Richard Clement, tenor (Captain James Nolan) / Thomas Glenn, tenor (Robert Wilson) / Richard Paul Fink, baritone (Dr. Edward Teller) / Gerald Finley, baritone (Robert Oppenheimer) / James Maddalena, baritone (Jack Hubbard) / Eric Owens, bass (General Leslie Groves) / ASO Chorus / James Alexander, director
- John Adams: Dr. Atomic, An Opera in Two Acts
  - Act One
    Overture
    Scene 1
    Scene 2
    Scene 3
  - Act Two
    Scene 1
    Interlude: Rain over the Sangre de Cristos
    Scene 2
    Scene 3, Countdown Part I
    Chorus, At the Sight of This
    Scene 4, Countdown Part II
March 17, 2009
Donald Runnicles, Conductor / Evelyn Glennie, percussion
- Gershwin, George: Cuban Overture
- Corigliano, John: Conjurer, Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra
- Dvorak, Antonin: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, “From the New World”
March 10, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Joshua Bell, violin
- Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring: Suite
- Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto, Opus 14
- Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
March 3, 2009
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor / Garrick Ohlsson, piano / Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
- Bernstein, Leonard: Symphony No. 1 (Jeremiah)
- Barber, Samuel: Piano Concerto, Opus 38
- Rachmaninov, Sergei: Symphonic Dances, Opus 45
February 24, 2009
Nicholas Mcgegan, Conductor / ASO Chamber Chorus
- George Frideric Handel: Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No. 1), HWV 258
- George Frideric Handel: Suite No. 1 in F major from Water Music
- Felix Mendelssohn: Verleih’ uns Frieden (Dona nobis pacem)
- Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 11
February 17, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Robert McDuffie, violin
- Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Opus 32
- Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 35
- Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Opus 13 (Winter Daydreams)
February 10, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Peter Serkin, piano
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (edited Anton von Webern): Ricercare No. 2 from Musical Offering, BWV 1079
- Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Opus 15
- Beethoven, Ludwig Van: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67
February 3, 2009
Robert Spano, Conductor / Emanuel Ax, piano
- John Stafford Smith (Walter Damrosch): The Star-Spangled Banner
- Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Leopold Stokowski): Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
- Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Opus 37
- Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68
January 1, 2009

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