Boris Tishchenko, Symphony No. 5, Op. 67

Boris Tishchenko, Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 By Laurel E. Fay Written for the concert After the Thaw, performed on Feb 24, 2010 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The death of Dmitri Shostakovich in 1975 left no Soviet composer unaffected. Many of them—representing all generations and stylistic inclinations—wrote pieces to pay homage to…

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Beethoven's Symphony No. 3

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 02/07/2010 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space program subject to change Concert Notes

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Beethoven No. 3 (2nd night)

Beethoven No. 3 (2nd night) 02/06/2010 at 08:00 PM – Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55  ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony No. 3 (1872-1873)            Concert Notes

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Beethoven No. 3

Beethoven No. 3 02/05/2010 at 08:00 PM – Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 (1804) ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896) Symphony No. 3 (1872-1873)           Concert Notes

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An American Biography: The Music of Henry Cowell

An American Biography: The Music of Henry Cowell 01/29/2010 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center The eclectic and prodigious output of Henry Cowell mirrors the energy and optimism of America and the countless traditions, customs, and conventions that are the culture of America. Cowell experimented with everything from Japanese instruments to electronic music,…

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Henry Cowell, Symphony No. 11, “Seven Rituals of Music”

Henry Cowell, Symphony No. 11, “Seven Rituals of Music” By Richard Teitelbaum Written for the concert An American Biography: The Music of Henry Cowell, performed on Jan 29, 2010 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. “I Want to Live in the Whole World of Music” -Henry Cowell Henry Cowell was a true American original,…

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The Remains of Romanticism

The Remains of Romanticism By Leon Botstein Written for the concert The Remains of Romanticism, performed on Nov 15, 2009 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Musical romanticism is, like most descriptive categories, elusive. Its existence is shaped by an implied chronological contrast. At the beginning of its historical spectrum, it is juxtaposed in…

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Robert Fuchs, Serenade No. 1, Op. 9

Robert Fuchs, Serenade No. 1, Op. 9 By Byron Adams Written for the concert The Remains of Romanticism , performed on Nov 15, 2009 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. In the seventh edition of Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by the late Nicholas Slonimsky, an invidious comparison is made between…

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Hermann Goetz, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Hermann Goetz, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra By Peter Palmer Written for the concert The Remains of Romanticism, performed on Nov 15, 2009 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. From his early teens onwards, Hermann Goetz’s life was overshadowed by the tuberculosis which ended it in December 1876, four days short of his 36th…

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Sigmund von Hausegger, Wieland der Schmied, symphonic poem

Sigmund von Hausegger, Wieland der Schmied, symphonic poem By Byron Adams Written for the concert The Remains of Romanticism, performed on Nov 15, 2009 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Siegmund von Hausegger was the son of a passionate Wagnerite who instilled into his child a lifelong devotion to the Master of Bayreuth. As…

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