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Isabella (1907)
Isabella (1907) By Jeremy Dibble, University of Durham, England Written for the concert Victorian Secrets, performed on April 2, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Frank Bridge’s symphonic poem Isabella dates from what is regarded as the composer’s “first” mature period of creativity during the opening decade of the twentieth century. One of…
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Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (1899) By Fred Kirshnit Written for the concert Victorian Secrets, performed on April 2, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Written immediately after the “Enigma” Variations, Elgar’s Sea Pictures have had a curious performance history. Well accepted by the public from the outset—when the striking contralto Clara Butt appeared…
Read MoreSymphony No. 3 in F minor, Op. 28, “Irish” (1887)
Symphony No. 3 in F minor, Op. 28, “Irish” (1887) By Jeremy Dibble, University of Durham, England Written for the concert Victorian Secrets, performed on April 2, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The reputation of Charles Villiers Stanford today rests principally on the enduring popularity of his music for the Anglican liturgy.…
Read MoreOvertura di ballo (1870)
Overtura di ballo (1870) By Jeremy Dibble, University of Durham, England Written for the concert Victorian Secrets, performed on April 2, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. It was always to be a source of regret to Arthur Sullivan that the huge international success of his “Savoy” operas would diminish or even completely…
Read MoreOpera Scandal 1920s
Opera Scandal 1920s 03/05/2004 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Gefesselten Prometheus des Aeschylos, Concert Overture Op. 38 (1889) – Benjamin M. Korstvedt, Clark University Opera Scandal 1920s – Leon Botstein Hindemith’s Opera Trilogy – Giselher Schubert, Director, Hindemith Institute Frankfurt
Read MoreGefesselten Prometheus des Aeschylos, Concert Overture Op. 38 (1889)
Gefesselten Prometheus des Aeschylos, Concert Overture Op. 38 (1889) By Benjamin M. Korstvedt, Clark University Written for the concert Opera Scandal 1920s, performed on March 5, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Karl Goldmark (1830-1915) may not be counted among the Great Composers, but he was a very good composer. He was long…
Read MoreHindemith’s Opera Trilogy
Hindemith’s Opera Trilogy By Giselher Schubert, Director, Hindemith Institute Frankfurt Written for the concert Opera Scandal 1920s, performed on March 5, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Paul Hindemith’s triptych of one-act operas—Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen, Opus 12 (1919), Das Nusch-Nuschi, Opus 20 (1920) and Sancta Susanna, Opus 21 (1921)—were created during a…
Read MoreJews and Vienna, City of Music
Jews and Vienna, City of Music 02/08/2004 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Jews and Vienna, City of Music – Leon Botstein Ivan the Terrible, musical picture after L.A. Mey, Op. 79 (1869) – Yoel Greenberg Symphonic Interlude from Der Schatzgräber (1918) – Christopher Hailey, Director, Franz Schreker Foundation Psalm…
Read MoreIvan the Terrible, musical picture after L.A. Mey, Op. 79 (1869)
Ivan the Terrible, musical picture after L.A. Mey, Op. 79 (1869) By Yoel Greenberg Written for the concert Jews and Vienna, City of Music, performed on Feb 8, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Anton Rubinstein was one of the most influential musicians in nineteenth-century Russia. As a piano virtuoso he was considered…
Read MoreSymphonic Interlude from Der Schatzgräber (1918)
Symphonic Interlude from Der Schatzgräber (1918) By Christopher Hailey, Director, Franz Schreker Foundation Written for the concert Jews and Vienna, City of Music, performed on Feb 8, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. In Franz Schreker’s fifth opera, Der Schatzgräber (The Treasure Seeker), Elis, a wandering scholar and minstrel whose magic lute can…
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