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| Wednesday, March 2 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Opera
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
—Debra Voigt, Ben Heppner, James Morris, Metropolitan Opera and Chorus/James Levine
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| Friday, March 4 |
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| Saturday, March 5 |
| 12:30 p.m. |
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Metropolitan Opera
Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Dalila
—Performers include Denyce Graves, José Cura, and Jean-Philippe Lafont. Conducted by Bertrand de Billy
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| Sunday, March 6 |
| Noon |
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Saint Paul Sunday
Jacques Ogg, harpsichord; Wilbert Hazelzet, flute
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| 8 p.m. |
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Harmonia
Our focus is on Indiana University's Early Music Institute: the founder, Thomas Binkley; the history of the Institute and its faculty, which has graduated many of today's best-known early music performers; some music from the Institute's new director, bassoonist Michael McCraw, and a chat with viola da gamba player and EMI chair, Wendy Gillespie.
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Pipedreams
Our Lady of the Angels . . . stellar recitalist Cherry Rhodes demonstrates the full sonic capacity of the Dobson pipe organ at the new Cathedral in Los Angeles.
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| Monday, March 7 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
"Bell Plays Mendelssohn"
Richard Strauss: Wind Serenade in E-flat, Op. 7
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e, Op. 65
Franz Schubert (orch. Mahler): String Quartet No. 14 in d, D. 810 (Death
and the Maiden)
—Joshua Bell, violin and director
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| Tuesday, March 8 |
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| Wednesday, March 9 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Opera
Ferenc Erkel: Hunyadi László
—Sylvia Sass, Dénes Gulyás, Sándor Sólyom-Nagy, Hungarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra/János Kovács
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| Thursday, March 10 |
| 3 p.m. |
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Regional music showcase
Dvorak: String Quartet No. 14 in E-flat, Op. 51, mvt II, (8:16)
—The Isles Quartet, recorded October 3, 2004 at Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church
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| Friday, March 11 |
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| Saturday, March 12 |
| 12:30 p.m. |
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Metropolitan Opera
Gioacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville
—Performers include Katarina Karnéus, Matthew Polenzani, Franco Vassallo, Carlos Chausson, and Ferruccio Furlanetto. Conducted by Maurizio Benini
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| Sunday, March 13 |
| Noon |
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Saint Paul Sunday
Guests: David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano
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| 8 p.m. |
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Harmonia
We're exploring the dark and haunting music of Italian composer Carlo Gesualdo, and on our Recent Releases segment we'll hear medieval sacred music from Ensemble Gilles Binchois and Ensemble Organum.
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| 9 p.m. |
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Pipedreams
Glory to Bach in the Highest . . . a reminder of the variety of Bach's own music, and the instruments, playing styles, and compositions that he inspired.
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| Monday, March 14 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Erno Dohnanyi: (arr. Sikovetsky) Serenade in C for Strings, Op. 10
Franz Josef Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B-flat
Jan Vaclav Vorisek: Symphony in D, Op. 24
—Roy Goodman, conductor; Kathryn Greenbank, oboe; Charles Ullery, bassoon; Steven Copes, violin; Susan Babini, cello
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| Tuesday, March 15 |
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| Wednesday, March 16 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Opera
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
—Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra/Richard Bonynge
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| Thursday, March 17 |
| 3 p.m. |
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Regional music showcase
Mozart: Piano Quartet in g minor, K. 478
—Lydia Artymiw, piano, and the RosaLyra String Quartet. Recorded November 15, 2004 at the Ted Mann Concert Hall, Minneapolis
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| Friday, March 18 |
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| Saturday, March 19 |
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Metropolitan Opera
Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo
—Performers include Sondra Radvanovsky, Violeta Urmana, Richard Margison, Dwayne Croft, Ferruccio Furlanetto, andSamuel Ramey. Conducted by Fabio Luisi.
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| Sunday, March 20 |
| Noon |
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Saint Paul Sunday
Guests: Ani Kavafian, violin; David Shifrin, clarinet; Andre-Michel Schub, piano
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| 8 p.m. |
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Harmonia
A tribute to the recorder, the most popular of early instruments, with music ranging from the middle ages to the present day.
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| 9 p.m. |
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Pipedreams
Bach On the Bench . . . concert performances of music by J.S. Bach presented by American organists on American instruments.
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| Monday, March 21 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Wolfgang Mozart: Serenade in D, K. 183 (selections)
J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D, S. 1012
Josef Rixner: Spanish March, fr Schönes Wochenend
Jo Knümann: Russian Potpourri
Leroy Anderson: Belle of the Ball Waltz
Enrico Toselli: Serenade
Hans Christian Lumbye: Champagne Galop, Op. 14
Emmerich Kálmán: Tanzen Möcht'ich Waltz, fr The Gypsy Princess
Johann Strauss, Sr.: Radetzky March, Op. 228
Kenneth Alford: Colonel Bogey March
—Pieter Wisepelwey, cello; Andreas Delfs, conductor
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| Tuesday, March 22 |
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| Wednesday, March 23 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Opera
Massenet: Don Quixote
—Régine Crespin, Gabriel Bacquier, José van Dam, Orchestra de la Suisse Romande/Kazimierz Kord
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| Thursday, March 24 |
| 3 p.m. |
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Regional music showcase
Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir, mvt III: Gloria (5:48)
—VocalEssence and The St. Olaf Choir/Anton Armstrong. Recorded October 10, 2004 at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis
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| 8 p.m. |
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Bach: St. Matthew Passion
—Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Choirboys; Christoph Prégardien (Evangelist) and Matthias Goerne (Jesus).
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| Friday, March 25 |
| Noon |
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Friday Favorites with Melissa Ousley
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| 6:30 p.m. |
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Haydn: Seven Last Words of Christ
—Soyulla Ensemble
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| 8 p.m. |
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Minnesota Orchestra
Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music, K. 479a
Mozart: Symphony No. 40, K. 550
Fauré: Requiem
—Bernard Labadie, conductor; Karina Gauvin, soprano; Brett Poelgato, baritone; St. Olaf Choir
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| Saturday, March 26 |
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Metropolitan Opera
Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Ruggiero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
—Violeta Urmana, Eduardo Villa, Frederick Burchinal, Patricia Racette, Vladimir Galouzine, and Juan Pons. Conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.
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| Sunday, March 27 |
| Noon |
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Saint Paul Sunday
Guest: VocalEssence Ensemble Singers
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| 8 p.m. |
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Harmonia
We are exploring the music of Georg Philip Telemann with the Indianapolis-based group called Ensemble Voltaire, formerly known as Ensemble Ouabache, which has a new recording of Telemann quartets and trios.
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Pipedreams
Death and Resurrection . . . our spirits find renewal in springtime through music for the Easter festival.
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| Monday, March 28 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Boris Blacher Hommage to Mozart
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551, Jupiter
—Andreas Delfs, conductor;Hilary Hahn, violin
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| Tuesday, March 29 |
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| Wednesday, March 30 |
| 8 p.m. |
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The Opera
Verdi: Ernani
—Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
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| Thursday, March 31 |
| 3 p.m. |
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Regional music showcase
The Frederic Chopin Society
Frederic Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp, op. 60
—Paul Lewis, piano. Recorded March 14, 2004 at Macalester College, St. Paul
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