A Chorus of Thanks
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
This Thanksgiving, WQXR is saying a big 'Thank You!' to all the listeners who participated in The Gratitude Project.
We asked, and you answered. Over the last four weeks, more than 600 of you responded to our call for submissions of the music for which you are most grateful. You were kind enough to share your stories with us, as well.
All Thanksgiving weekend, we will be playing your selections. Please tune in to listen for the piece you requested.
Here are the most-requested compositions and composers, all of which you will hear--along with many other submissions--over the next four days.
Most Requested Compositions:
Barber: Adagio for Strings in F, Op. 11
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Bizet: Le Pechuers de Perles, "Au Fond du Temple Saint"
Chopin: Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic"
Debussy: Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
Delibes: Dome epais (Flower Duet)
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World"
Franck: Symphony in D Minor
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
J.S. Bach: Jesu, joy of man's desiring
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Smetana: The Moldau
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Most Requested Composers:
Bach
Barber
Beethoven
Bizet
Brahms
Chopin
Copland
Debussy
Franck
Grieg
Handel
Mahler
Mendelssohn
Mozart
Offenbach
Puccini
Rossini
Saint-Saens
Satie
Schubert
Schumann
Smetana
Strauss
Tchaikovsky
Vaughan Williams
Vivaldi
Wagner

