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Beethoven's Pupil
Beethoven’s Pupil 11/14/2004 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Beethoven’s Pupil – Leon Botstein Psalm 130, “Aus der Tiefe rufe ich Herr zu dir” (1840) – Professor Otto Biba, Archivist, Society of the Friends of Music, Vienna
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Psalm 130, “Aus der Tiefe rufe ich Herr zu dir” (1840) By Professor Otto Biba, Archivist, Society of the Friends of Music, Vienna Written for the concert Beethoven’s Pupil, performed on Nov 14, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Among the unpublished compositions of Carl Czerny that ended up after his death at…
Read MoreComplicated Friendship
Complicated Friendship 10/15/2004 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Complicated Friendship – Leon Botstein Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34 (1923) – Erik Ryding Symphony No. 1 (c. 1907) – Erik Ryding
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Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34 (1923) By Erik Ryding Written for the concert Complicated Friendship, performed on Oct 15, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Though most of his music is rarely heard today, Hans Pfitzner (1869–1949) once had a large and avid following. The opening works on tonight’s program, in…
Read MoreSymphony No. 1 (c. 1907)
Symphony No. 1 (c. 1907) By Erik Ryding Written for the concert Complicated Friendship, performed on Oct 15, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Some artists excel so much in one area that their other talents, however formidable, are forgotten. So it is with Bruno Walter (1876–1962), whose eminence as a conductor has…
Read MoreSpiritual Romanticism
Spiritual Romanticism 06/06/2004 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Spiritual Romanticism – Leon Botstein Missa solemnis (1856) – Morten Solvik, Institute of European Studies, Vienna Lauda Sion, Op. 73 (1846) – R. Larry Todd, Professor of Music, Duke University Das Liebesmahl der Apostel, Biblical Scene, Op. 69 (1843) – Christopher…
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Missa solemnis (1856) By Morten Solvik, Institute of European Studies, Vienna Written for the concert Spiritual Romanticism, performed on June 6, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. “. . .it sprang from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt since my childhood. Genitum non factum [begotten not made].…
Read MoreLauda Sion, Op. 73 (1846)
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 (1846) By R. Larry Todd, Professor of Music, Duke University Written for the concert Spiritual Romanticism, performed on June 6, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Grandson of the Jewish Enlightenment philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) was baptized at age seven, and for the remainder of his…
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Das Liebesmahl der Apostel, Biblical Scene, Op. 69 (1843) By Christopher Gibbs, Professor of Music, Bard College Written for the concert Spiritual Romanticism, performed on June 6, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The triumphant Dresden premiere of Wagner’s Rienzi in October 1842 brought the 29-year-old composer wide public attention. In the same…
Read MoreVictorian Secrets
Victorian Secrets 04/02/2004 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Victorian Secrets – Leon Botstein Isabella (1907) – Jeremy Dibble, University of Durham, England Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (1899) – Fred Kirshnit Symphony No. 3 in F minor, Op. 28, “Irish” (1887) – Jeremy Dibble, University of Durham, England Overtura di…
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