Berlin 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…

On Richard Strauss and this 1894 Concert By Linda B. Fairtile, New York University Written for the concert Berlin 1894: A Concert Recreated performed on Dec 11, 1994 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. In December 1894, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and its new conductor, Richard Strauss, were each just beginning to enjoy widespread…

Richard Strauss: A Tireless Advocate of “Modern” Works By Charles Youmans, Duke University Written for the concert Berlin 1894: A Concert Recreated performed on Dec 11, 1994 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Had Strauss assumed the conductorship of the symphony concerts of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in a year other than 1894, the…

Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op.42, “Ocean” (1857) By Carol Reynolds, Southern Methodist University Written for the concert Berlin 1894: A Concert Recreated performed on Dec 11, 1994 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. When first confronted with a work from the formative period in a composer’s life, listeners cannot help but play…

Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op. 1 (1893) By James Parakilas, Bates College Written for the concert Berlin 1894: A Concert Recreated performed on Dec 11, 1994 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. We can easily imagine what it meant to Wilhelm Stenhammar to play his Piano Concerto, Op. 1, with the Berlin…