Today's show is a potpourri in two senses of the word. It's both a melange of a choice diversity of musical pieces, and it's a program that fills the air with beauty for your ears in much the same way that a collection of dried rose petals fills the air with fragrant beauty for your nose. Dr. Paul wanted to broadcast for you pieces that are not easily categorized, from composers who are not always familiar, and with pieces that are seldom heard. And yet, every one is a winner. Though known primarily for smaller works for piano solo, Chopin composed his second piano concerto on a grand scale. Here it is played by the incomparable Chopinist, Artur Rubinstein. There are also included some salon songs by the bel canto composers, Donizetti and Bellini. There is an unusual duet for double bass and violincello by Rossini, as well as a lovely flute concerto by the baroque era composer Pergolesi. You will hear the lively Roumanian rhapsody by Enesco, the mysterious gymnopedies of the eccentric Frenchman Erik Satie, as well as the elegaic Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber. Allow Dr. Paul to take you on a scented stroll through some of the most beautiful classical pieces you've never heard!
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