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(Ravi Shankar (Oliver Craske))
Ravi Shankar, eighty-four years old today, based his "The Enchanted Dawn" on the Indian raga, "Todi." We hear it performed by the Schmidt/Verdery Duo for flute and guitar. And we close the evening with Shankar's version of a morning raga, "Tenderness," the composer performing on sitar alongside Yehudi Menuhin on violin. Blow out the candles and may your wishes all come true! In the meantime, much good listening. Murray Perahia turns in a sterling performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 15, along with the English Chamber Orchestra. Arnold Schoenberg, who arranged the Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 for orchestra, laughingly called his version "Brahms's Fifth Symphony." In truth, it reflects his profound love for Johannes; the work is on display from the Houston Symphony, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. There's some Bach, Boccherini, and Gualtier as well.
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