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Elizabeth Alker introduces a selection of exclusive recordings for the afternoon marking the 250th anniversary of American Independence. Today's Classical Live includes music by Leonard Bernstein, Florence Price, Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber; Christian Poltera performs Barber's characterful and individual Cello Concerto written in the wake of the Second World War for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

Samuel Barber
Cello Concerto
Christian Poltera (cello)
Bern Symphony Orchestra
Michael Sanderling (conductor)

Giaochino Rossini
William Tell Overture
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 
Riccardo Muti, conductor

Georg Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 9, ‘O Praise the Lord with one consent’, HWV 254
Kölner Akademie 
Elena Harsanyi (soprano)
Florian Sievers (tenor )
Wolfgang Klose (tenor)
Thomas Bonni (bass )
Michael Alexander Willens (director )

Florence Price
Concert Overture No. 1
Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
Mike Seal (conductor)

Aaron Copland
Concerto for clarinet, harp and strings
Martin Frost (clarinet)
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Minasi (conductor)

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