Archive for April 26th, 2012
Thursday 04/26/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Leonard Slatkin Clarinetist: Michael Rusinek clarinet BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront TOWER: Concerto for Clarinet COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Fill: John Williams: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Some of My Best Friends are Contemporary Composers
Continuing my comments on contemporary composers begun a few blogs ago, one could certainly write a book, or indeed fill several library shelves with books on the topic. Come to think of it, some people already have. Sometime around the 1970’s composers began to notice no one wanted to hear their music. Nonetheless, symphony orchestras […]
Playlist: Apr/26/12
10:25 PM Leonid Sabaneyev — Suite for Woodwind Quintet Ensemble: Ensemble VientoCentaur, 2211 10:16 PM Carl Michael Ziehrer — Viennese Citizens Waltz (Wiener Burger) Opus: 419Conductor: Lorin MaazelEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraRCA/BMG, 68421 9:49 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 Key: COpus: 21Conductor: Philippe HerrewegheEnsemble: Royal Flemish PhilharmonicPentatone, 5186313 9:44 PM Giuseppe Verdi — […]
