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Psalm 21, v.5 (on music by F.J. Haydn) (1865)
Psalm 21, v.5 (on music by F.J. Haydn) (1865) By Leon Botstein Written for the concert Jews and Vienna, City of Music, performed on Feb 8, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Salomon Sulzer was born in 1804 in Hohenems and died in 1890 in Vienna. He was the chief cantor (Oberkantor) of…
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Lyric Symphony, Op. 18 (1923) By Christopher H. Gibbs, Bard College Written for the concert Jews and Vienna, City of Music, performed on Feb 8, 2004 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. “The one to whom I owe most of my knowledge of the technique and the problems of composing was Alexander von Zemlinsky.…
Read MoreThe Neoclassical Mirror
The Neoclassical Mirror 11/21/2003 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes The Neoclassical Mirror – Leon Botstein Symphony No. 2 in E Major, Op. 40 (1944/56) – Peter Laki Violin Concerto in D Major (1931) – Maya Pritsker Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (1923) – Peter Laki
Read MoreSymphony No. 2 in E Major, Op. 40 (1944/56)
Symphony No. 2 in E Major, Op. 40 (1944/56) By Peter Laki Written for the concert The Neoclassical Mirror, performed on Nov 21, 2003 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The legendary Hungarian composer-pianist-conductor Ernst von Dohnányi wrote two symphonies, both of which are monumental works of about one hour’s duration. (Leon Botstein and…
Read MoreViolin Concerto in D Major (1931)
Violin Concerto in D Major (1931) By Maya Pritsker Written for the concert The Neoclassical Mirror, performed on Nov 21, 2003 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Igor Stravinsky did not like the term “neoclassicism.” “The word is overused. It means nothing at all,” stated the composer in an interview in 1930, a year…
Read MoreConcertino for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (1923)
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15 (1923) By Peter Laki Written for the concert The Neoclassical Mirror, performed on Nov 21, 2003 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Leó Weiner’s career as a composer got off to a brilliant start at the beginning of the twentieth century. His appearance on the scene coincided…
Read MoreThe Artist's Conscience
The Artist’s Conscience 09/28/2003 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes The Artist’s Conscience – Leon Botstein Canti di prigionia – Kyle Gann, Associate Professor of Music, Bard College Epitaffi Nos. 1, 2, and 3 – Kyle Gann, Associate Professor of Music, Bard College
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Canti di prigionia By Kyle Gann, Associate Professor of Music, Bard College Written for the concert The Artist’s Conscience, performed on Sep 28, 2003 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-1975) can arguably be considered an honorary fourth member of the 12-tone Second Vienna School of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern, having produced…
Read MoreEpitaffi Nos. 1, 2, and 3
Epitaffi Nos. 1, 2, and 3 By Kyle Gann, Associate Professor of Music, Bard College Written for the concert The Artist’s Conscience, performed on Sep 28, 2003 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Luigi Nono (1924-1991) lived through the Nazi occupation and resistance of World War II as a student in Venice, and it…
Read MoreThe Circle of Shostakovich
The Circle of Shostakovich 04/11/2003 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes The Circle of Shostakovich – Leon Botstein Symphony No. 1, Op. 7 (1934) – David Fanning Piano Concerto No. 4 (left hand alone) and Orchestra, Op. 53 (1931) – Fred Kirshnit Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54…
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