On Thanksgiving, host Andrea Blain and classical music fans from all around the country take some time to give thanks and celebrate one of life's most meaningful gifts: music. It's "Every Good Thing" — an hour of stories and music to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Playlist
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man: Benedictus – Daniel Hope, violin; German Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Simon Halsey.
Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs "Skater's Waltz" — Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice, conducted by Alfred Walter.
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique" — Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Ferde Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite: Cloudburst — Utah Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maurice Abravanel.
Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 10 — Stamitz Quartet
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto — Cecile Ousset, piano; London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Neville Marriner.
Aram Khachaturian: Gayane: Adagio — Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra; Andre Anichanov
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 — Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Chailly.
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 12 (after Corelli "La Folia") — Benedetti Baroque Orchestra; Nicola Benedetti, violin
Felix Mendelssohn: Capriccio Brilliant — Stephen Hough, piano; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lawrence Foster.
Felix Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso — Zsuzsa Kollar, piano
Johannes Brahms: German Requiem: Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt — London Classical Players, conducted by Roger Norrington.
Peter Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme — New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 4: Bourees — Pablo Casals, cello
Frederic Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic" — Van Cliburn, piano
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto — Itzhak Perlman, violin; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andre Previn.
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man: Benedictus — Daniel Hope, violin; German Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Simon Halsey.
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