Apollo and Dionysus
| Arthur Bliss - Hymn to Apollo (1926/65) ( New York premiere ) | |
| Luigi Dallapiccola - Frammenti Sinfonici from ballet Marsia (1947) | |
| Hans Werner Henze - Symphony no. 3 (1949-50) | |
| Granville Bantock - Prelude to ‘The Bacchanals’ (1929/45) | |
| Albert Roussel - Bacchus et Ariane, op. 43, Suites 1 & 2 (1930) | |
Philosophers from Plato to Nietzsche used these mythological figures to represent human nature at war with itself: torn between reason, discipline, formal beauty—and sensuality, earthly pleasure, desire. Find out which god you follow in this concert of music inspired by the god of enlightenment and the god of wine. Enjoy an illuminating pre-concert discussion with Maestro Leon Botstein
program subject to change |
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PERFORMANCE
May 09, 2010
3:00 pm Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
3:00 pm Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
George Antheil (1900 - 59)
Ballet mécanique (1953)
Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957)
Lebendig begraben, Op. 40 (1926)
