Archive for January 2013
What Makes a Masterpiece
What Makes a Masterpiece By Leon Botstein Written for the concert What Makes a Masterpiece, performed on Jan 25, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. It is rare that one gets to match wits with a distinguished colleague before the public on a subject, and debate a matter of importance. As a reader of the program notes…
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01/25/2013 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie Hall Build a package with two or more concerts and save up to 15%! Single tickets $25/$35/$50 To mark his 20th year with the ASO, Music Director Leon Botstein offers a signature program, questioning why some works are regarded as masterpieces, while others are overlooked. Brahms’ beloved Symphony No.…
Read MoreA Master, a Protégé, and an Epigone
A Master, a Protégé, and an Epigone By David Brodbeck Written for the concert What Makes a Masterpiece, performed on Jan 25, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. Tonight’s program brings together a familiar symphony by a canonic composer, an unfamiliar symphony by another canonic composer, and a forgotten symphony by a forgotten composer. This may at…
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