Concert Notes
Le roi malgré lui (1887)
Le roi malgré lui (1887) By Vincent Giroud, Visiting Professor, Bard and Vassar Colleges Written for the concert An Operatic Rarity, performed on Feb 13, 2005 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Born in 1841 in Auvergne, Emmanuel Chabrier was three years younger than Saint-Saëns and Bizet, and Massenet’s senior by one year. Unlike…
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Revolution 1905 01/16/2005 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Revolution 1905 – Leon Botstein Song of Destiny, Op. 84 (1908) – Fred Kirshnit Silentium, Op. 9 (1909) – Maya Pritsker Symphony No. 11 in G minor, “The Year 1905,” Op. 103 (1957) – Laurel E. Fay Fireworks, Op. 4 (1908-09)…
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Song of Destiny, Op. 84 (1908) By Fred Kirshnit Written for the concert Revolution 1905, performed on Jan 16, 2005 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The student rebellion of 1905 was devastating for some and inspiring for others; for Alexander Glazunov it turned out to be a rather fortuitous career move. A lowly…
Read MoreSilentium, Op. 9 (1909)
Silentium, Op. 9 (1909) By Maya Pritsker Written for the concert Revolution 1905, performed on Jan 16, 2005 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. In 1905 Nikolai Miaskovsky (1881–1950), who would become one of the most prolific and significant Russian composers of the twentieth century, author of twenty-seven symphonies, was still in the military.…
Read MoreSymphony No. 11 in G minor, “The Year 1905,” Op. 103 (1957)
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, “The Year 1905,” Op. 103 (1957) By Laurel E. Fay Written for the concert Revolution 1905, performed on Jan 16, 2005 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. After the phenomenal international success of his Tenth Symphony (1953), Shostakovich’s Eleventh, “The Year 1905” (1957)—a large-scale programmatic work timed to…
Read MoreFireworks, Op. 4 (1908-09)
Fireworks, Op. 4 (1908-09) By Christopher Gibbs, Bard College Written for the concert Revolution 1905, performed on Jan 16, 2005 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. As the son of a leading bass in the Russian Imperial Opera, Igor Stravinsky’s exposure to music started young. Feodor Stravinsky was not anxious, however, for his son…
Read MoreBeethoven'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
Read MoreViolin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34 (1923)
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…
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