Archive for May 1997
Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák
Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák 05/14/1997 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák – Leon Botstein Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 (1877) – Reinhold Brinkmann, Harvard University Symphony No. 6, Op. 60 (1880) – Anton Dvorák Note by…
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Symphony No. 2, Op. 73 (1877) By Reinhold Brinkmann, Harvard University Written for the concert Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák, performed on May 14, 1997 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The four symphonies of Brahms are to be placed in pairs, both chronologically and contextually. Regarding the mutual relationship…
Read MoreSymphony No. 6, Op. 60 (1880)
Symphony No. 6, Op. 60 (1880) By Anton Dvorák Written for the concert Admiration and Emulation: The Friendship of Brahms and Dvorák, performed on May 14, 1997 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The similarities between the Brahms Second and Dvorák Sixth are striking. Both symphonies are in the key of D major. Brahms…
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Note by the Composer By Franz Schmidt Written for the concert A Politically Incorrect Masterpiece, performed on November 22, 1996 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Certain parts of the Apocalypse which are especially suitable for setting to music have often been used by composers, hut as far as I know mine is the…
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