Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra

Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra 04/29/2012 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony SpaceBartók’s most popular work has been blowing people away for almost 70 years. Find out how it re-ignited his career, then enjoy the masterpiece in a thrilling performance. Concert Notes

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Crumb

Crumb 04/19/2012 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie Hall All seats: $25 Choose 2 or more concerts and save 10% Now here’s something you won’t hear every day! The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Echoes of Time and theRiver” and the Grammy Award-winning “Star-Child” are featured on this tribute to the one-of-a-kindGeorge Crumb, who explored techniques like Spoken Flute…

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George Crumb

George Crumb By Leon Botstein Written for the concert Crumb, performed on April 19, 2012 at Carnegie Hall. We have become accustomed to assuming that composers who are employed by universities deserved the designation “academic.” Indeed, with the exception of John Adams and Philip Glass, since the 1960s composers who were not also performers (e.g.…

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Progressive Trailblazer, Experimental Pioneer

Progressive Trailblazer, Experimental Pioneer By Robert Carl Written for the concert Crumb, performed on April 19, 2012 at Carnegie Hall. George Crumb is a rare artist: on the one hand, he projects an immediate, gripping poetry in his music. On the other, he has also developed a rich and innovative toolbox of extended instrumental and…

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