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Interview: Edwin Barker

Join Rob Kennedy on The Classical Station this week for a conversation with double bassist Edwin Barker. Barker discusses his new recording, Basso Profundo, and shares insights into the history and complexities of the double bass and his own “London Bass” which he used for the recording.

Edwin Barker
Double Bassist

Rob Kennedy
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Redemption Symphonic Interlude, FWV 52

Composed by

Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

Performed by

National Orchestra of Belgium/Cluytens

Label

EMI Classics

Catalog Number

13207

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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)

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Baroque Band/Clarke

4:50pm Trio Sonata, Op. 1 No. 8

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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

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Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

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Berlin Philharmonic/Maazel

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Composed by

Johan Joachim Agrell (1701-1765)

Performed by

National Museum Chamber Orchestra/Genetay

5:16pm Trio in B flat, D. 471

Composed by

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

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Chamber Players of Canada

5:30pm Pamphlets (Waltz)

Composed by

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)

Performed by

Johann Strauss Orchestra Vienna/Boskovsky

5:39pm Fountain of the Villa Medici at Sunset from Fountains of Rome

Composed by

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

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Cesar Cui (1835-1918)

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Hong Kong Philharmonic/Schermerhorn

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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

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6:15pm Symphony No. 9 in A

Composed by

Jiri Benda (1722-1795)

Performed by

Salieri Chamber Orchestra/Pal

6:27pm Nocturne in G, Op. 37 No. 2

Composed by

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Performed by

Claudio Arrau

6:35pm Variations in G for Piano Trio, Op. 121a

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Beaux Arts Trio

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7:01pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

Performed by

Vince Tillona

7:03pm Drop The Needle with Vince Tillona

7:58pm Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Galway

8:17pm Symphony No. 1 in B flat, Op. 38 "Spring"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nezet-Seguin

8:48pm Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056

Composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by

Schiff/Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

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Clifford Curzon

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Composed by

Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

Performed by

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Performed by

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Performed by

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