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Unjust Obscurity?
Unjust Obscurity? By Leon Botstein Written for the concert Unjust Obscurity? (II), performed on March 10, 1995 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. This concert explores one aspect of the American Symphony Orchestra’s mission. We would like to offer a challenge to the habits by which orchestras set their repertoire. Why are some works…
Read MorePsalm 114, “When Israel Out of Egypt Came,” for Double Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 51
Psalm 114, “When Israel Out of Egypt Came,” for Double Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 51 By Felix Mendelssohn Written for the concert Unjust Obscurity? (II), performed on March 10, 1995 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. As a composer of sacred texts, Mendelssohn is chiefly remembered today for the oratorios Paulus (1836) and Elijah…
Read MoreConcerto (Quasi una fantasia) for Violin and Orchestra in B-flat major, Op. 21
Concerto (Quasi una fantasia) for Violin and Orchestra in B-flat major, Op. 21 By Chris Walton, Head of Music Section at the Central Library of Zurich Written for the concert Unjust Obscurity? (II), performed on March 10, 1995 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Othmar Schoeck was born in Brunnen, a village on the…
Read MoreConcerto for Piano and Orchestra (1956)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1956) By Andrew Imbrie, Professor Emeritus, University of California at Berkely, and former student of Roger Sessions Written for the concert Unjust Obscurity? (II), performed on March 10, 1995 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The music of Roger Sessions is generally acknowledged to be of crucial historical importance:…
Read MoreStabat Mater for Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 53 (1926)
Stabat Mater for Solo Voices, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 53 (1926) By Richard E. Rodda, Case Western Reserve University Written for the concert Unjust Obscurity? (II), performed on March 10, 1995 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Karol Szymanowski (pronounced shee-man-ov-skee) was the preeminent Polish composer of the first half of the twentieth century.…
Read MoreBruckner and 20th Century Politics
Bruckner and 20th Century Politics 01/13/1995 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Bruckner and 20th –Century Politics – Leon Botstein Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major [Schalk edition] (1894) – Leon Botstein Bruckner and Politics – Paul Hawkshaw, Yale School of Music
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Bruckner and 20th –Century Politics By Leon Botstein Written for the concert Bruckner and 20th –Century Politics performed on Jan 13, 1995 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. This concert is designed to invite the audience to think about how we come to appreciate and hear the music of the past. It would be…
Read MoreSymphony No. 5 in B-flat major [Schalk edition] (1894)
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major [Schalk edition] (1894) By Leon Botstein Written for the concert Bruckner and 20th –Century Politics performed on Jan 13, 1995 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Amidst all the discussion of politics, a few words should be said about the music in the major work on this program, the…
Read MoreBruckner and Politics
Bruckner and Politics By Paul Hawkshaw, Yale School of Music Written for the concert Bruckner and 20th –Century Politics performed on Jan 13, 1995 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. No composer has suffered more at the hands of special interest groups than Anton Bruckner (1824-96). Generations of supporters and adversaries have involved his name…
Read MoreBerlin 1894: A Concert Recreated
Berlin 1894: A Concert Recreated 12/11/1994 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Berlin 1894: A Concert Recreated – Leon Botstein On Richard Strauss and this 1894 Concert – Linda B. Fairtile, New York University Richard Strauss: A Tireless Advocate of “Modern” Works – Charles Youmans, Duke University Symphony No. 2…
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