Archive for October 2013
Forged from Fire
Friday, May 30, 2014, 8pm—10pm Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7pm Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) Max Reger — A Patriotic Overture Charles Ives — Orchestral Set No. 2 Ernest Bloch — Israel Symphony Karol Szymanowski — Symphony No. 3 Leon Botstein, conductor Blair McMillen, piano Denis Sedov, bass Corey Bix, tenor The Collegiate Chorale Singers…
Read MoreBrahms’ Symphony No. 2
Sunday, April 13, 2014, 4pm—6:30pm Peter Norton Symphony Space Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 Leon Botstein, conductor The nostalgic beauty of this work is matched by its exuberance and thrilling drama. Leon Botstein and the orchestra will guide you through this bittersweet work with a vibrant talk with musical excerpts, and then after intermission…
Read MoreMoses: an oratorio
Thursday, March 27, 2014, 8pm—10:20pm Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7pm Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) Max Bruch — Moses Leon Botstein, conductor Moses: Sidney Outlaw, baritone Aaron: Kirk Dougherty, tenor Der Engel des Herrn: Tamara Wilson, soprano The Collegiate Chorale James Bagwell, director Max Bruch, best known for his Kol Nidre and famous violin concerto,…
Read MoreSchumann’s Symphony No. 2
Sunday, February 23, 2014, 4pm—6:30pm Peter Norton Symphony Space Robert Schumann — Symphony No. 2 Of all of Schumann’s symphonies, the second is the most indebted to the spirit of J.S. Bach, but at the same time it is among Schumann’s most original and inventive. Leon Botstein and the orchestra will point out some of…
Read MoreThis England
Friday, January 31, 2014, 8pm—10:10pm Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7pm Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) Sir Arthur Bliss — Things to Come Frank Bridge — Phantasm Robert Simpson — Volcano William Walton — Symphony No. 2 Piers Lane, piano Before 1914, England was powerful and admired. But its musical culture was deemed unoriginal. This concert…
Read MoreStrauss: Self-Portrait of the Artist
Sunday, December 15, 2013, 2pm—3:30pm Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 1pm Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) Richard Strauss — Feuersnot Schweiker von Gundelfingen: Clay Hilley, tenor Ortolf Sentlinger: Jeffrey Tucker, bass Diemut: Jacquelyn Wagner, soprano Elsbeth: Brenda Patterson, mezzo-soprano Wigelis: Cynthia Hanna, mezzo-soprano Margret: Micaëla Oeste, soprano Kunrad: Alfred Walker, bass-baritone Jörg Pöschel: Branch Fields, bass…
Read MoreElliott Carter: An American Original
ELLIOTT CARTER: AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL
Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 2pm
Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 1pm
Carnegie Hall
(Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage)
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Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”
Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 4pm Peter Norton Symphony Space Pricing: $25 / $35 Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 5 Always a favorite with concertgoers, this symphony raises some fascinating questions about how Mendelssohn reconciled symphonic form with the romantic expression of religious feeling. Leon Botstein and the orchestra will give you all the background…
Read MoreNew York Avant-Garde
Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 8pm Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7pm Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) Pricing: $25 / $35 / $50 George Antheil — A Jazz Symphony Charles Griffes — Poem Carl Ruggles — Men and Mountains Aaron Copland — Symphony for Organ and Orchestra Edgard Varèse — Amériques Blair McMillen, piano Randolph Bowman,…
Read MoreEchoes of the Armory Show: Modern Music in New York
Echoes of the Armory Show: Modern Music in New York by Leon Botstein Written for the concert New York Avant-Garde, performed on Oct 3, 2013 at Carnegie Hall. The Armory Show of 1913 may have been a watershed moment in the history of American visual arts—the moment when European modernism burst onto the scene, even…
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