Unusual Inspirations

By Anna Coogan

Posted January 29, 2013

Ether Game asks, can you name this tune? Here's a hint... it's this is no ordinary symphony...

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Join the Brain Trust this week as we explore music with unexpected origins!

Music Heard On This Episode

Holst, Gustav: The Planets: Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra — Holst: The Planets, Egdon Heath (Elektra, 1994)

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Holst, Gustav: The Planets: Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra — Holst: The Planets, Egdon Heath (Elektra, 1994)

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Rodgers, Richard: Surrey With the Fringe On Top

Miles Davis Quintet — Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige, 1956)

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Debussy, Claude: Estampes: Pagodes

Cécile Ousset — 50 Best Piano Classics (EMI, 2010)

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Adams, John: The Death of Klinghoffer: Prologue

Kent Nagano, Orchestra of the Opéra de Lyon — The Death of Klinghoffer (Nonesuch, 1992)

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Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 2: IV. Allegro molto

Frans Brüggen, Orchestra of the 18th Century — Symphonies 1 and 2 (Polygram, 1992)

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Sondheim, Stephen: Sweeney Todd: Worst Pies in London

Angela Lansbury — Sweeney Todd (1979 Original Broadway Cast) (RCA, 2007)

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Berlioz, Hector: Symphonie Fantastique: II. Un bal

Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony — Symphonie Fantastique, Excerpts from Lelio (RCA, 1998)

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Salieri, Antonio: La Secchi Rapita: Overture

Michael Dittrich, Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra — Salieri: Overtures (Naxos, 2000)

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Joel, William: This Night

Billy Joel — An Innocent Man (Sony, 1998)

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