Copland: Symphony No. 3

Copland: Symphony No. 3 02/03/2008 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space His music captured the spirit of America, and forged a new sound.What influenced the singular musical voice of Aaron Copland? How did the mood of the nation color what may be his grandest orchestral work? How did his Fanfare for the Common…

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Russian Futurists

Russian Futurists 01/25/2008 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Russian Futurists – Leon Botstein Chant funèbre sur la mort d’un poète (1921) – Klara Moricz, Amherst College The Iron Foundry, from the Ballet Steel, Op.19 (1928) – Laurel E. Fay Symphonic Suite No. 1 (1932) – Laurel E. Fay Symphony…

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Human Elements

Human Elements 11/18/2007 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Human Elements – Leon Botstein Theme and Variations, “Die vier Temperamente” (The Four Temperaments) (1940) – Adrian Corleonis, Fanfare magazine Symphony No. 2, “De fire temperamenter” (The Four Temperaments), Op. 16 (1901-02) – Fred Kirshnit Die vier Temperamente (The Four Temperaments…

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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor 09/16/2007 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space A musical message of love for America, with a distinctively Czech accent. What brought Antonin Dvorak to the United States? How did he encourage American composers to create a unique American sound? Why did this Symphony’s premiere make the…

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Uncommon Comrades

Uncommon Comrades 06/03/2007 at 12:00 AM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Uncommon Comrades – Leon Botstein Symphony No. 13, Op. 113 “Babi Yar” (1962) – Laurel E. Fay Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, Op. 94 (1967) – David Fanning, University of Manchester

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Making Music

Making Music 02/09/2007 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety” (1949/65) – Carol J. Oja, Professor of Music, Harvard University Making Music – Leon Botstein Double Concerto for Violin and Percussion (2006) – Harold Farberman Violin Concerto, Op. 19 (1928) – Timothy L. Jackson,…

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Pioneering Influence

Pioneering Influence 01/07/2007 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Pioneering Influence: Cesar Franck – Leon Botstein Poeme de l’amour et de la mer, Op.19 – Paul Griffiths Symphony in C – Paul Griffiths Symphony in D minor (1888) – Vincent Giroud Hymn to Venus, Op. 17 (1904) – Fred Kirshnit

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Symphonic Mexico

Symphonic Mexico 11/17/2006 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Symphonic Mexico – Leon Botstein Symphony No. 1, Sinfonía de Antígona (1933) – Leonora Saavedra, University of California Riverside Violin Concerto (1943) – Leonora Saavedra, University of California Riverside La noche de los Mayas (1939) – Peter Laki

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The Art of the Psalm

The Art of the Psalm 10/22/2006 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes The Art of the Psalm – Leon Botstein Psalm 150 (1892) – Christopher H. Gibbs, Bard College Psalm 13 (1863) – Dana Gooley, Brown University Psalm 100, Op. 106 (1909) – Fred Kirshnit Psalm 116, Op. 6 (1900)…

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Bruckner’s Journey

Bruckner’s Journey 01/10/2003 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Concert Notes Bruckner’s Journey – Leon Botstein Mass No. 3 in F minor – Benjamin M. Korstvedt, Clark University

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