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Musical Interlude: Let me wisk you off to the concert hall, where we'll hear the overture to the opera "Euryanthe," which is almost never performed as while the music is good, the libretto blows.
"Euryanthe Overture," composed by Carl Maria von Weber, performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, conducted by Daniel Smith.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fms_rSB99c
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Musical Interlude: Here's some classical for you, a little-known Czech composer who did some nice work.
"Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major," composed by Zdeněk Fibich, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0AhxPtKvmk
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Musical Interlude: In keeping with tonight's Romanticism with Art, here's some Romanticism with music. Pablo de Sarasate was a violinist who took up composing mainly as a way of creating music to show off what he could do with the violin...and let's be honest, he succeeded. And created some good music in the bargain.
"Caprice Basque," composed by Pablo de Sarasate, performed by Antal Zalai.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy31IX9sIUU
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Musical Interlude: Here's something to play in the background while you do whatever...a series of symphonic poems, depicting the landscape and history of the real Bohemia. Some lovely tunes here, including one familiar phrase.
"Má vlast (My Land)", composed by Bedřich Smetana, performed by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar (conductor).