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July 2008

The Mostly Mozart Festival on WNYC

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Evening Music host Terrance McKnight is joined by Performance Today's Fred Child for this live broadcast of the Mostly Mozart Festival's opening program at Avery Fisher Hall. Led by conductor Louis Langrée, the concert features Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and a rare chamber version of Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" (The Song of the Earth), arranged in part by Arnold Schoenberg for strings, winds, piano, percussion and harmonium. This broadcast was a coproduction of American Public Media, Lincoln Center, and NPR Music.

The Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center
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Performance Today: Live in Aspen

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Join host Fred Child for this special performance recorded live in Aspen. The concert features Rachmaninoff preludes from pianist Lang Lang; a Mozart piano trio featuring violinist Julia Fischer, cellist Daniel Muller-Schott and pianist Jonathan Gilad; and South American works from guitarist Sharon Isbin.

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Deerhoof/Metropolis Ensemble Live Webcast

Friday, July 18, 2008

WNYC and NPR Music team up to bring you this live webcast from the Prospect Park Bandshell, which pairs indie rock sensation Deerhoof with the progressive Metropolis Ensemble. Presented by Celebrate Brooklyn! and Wordless Music, and hosted by David Garland, the program features an ambitious re-imagining of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, The Rite: Remixed.

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Video: Deerhoof fans perform leaked track for WNYC
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Deerhoof on Spinning on Air (March 18, 2007)
NPR Music
Metropolis Ensemble
Deerhoof
Celebrate Brooklyn!
Wordless Music
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