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    Walton : Symphony No. 1

    Sir William Walton (1902-1983) Born March 29, 1902, in Oldham, Lancashire Died  March 8 1983, on the Island of Ischia, Italy Symphony No. 1 Composed 1932-1935 First Performances: First three movements only: 3 December 1934. Queen's Hall, London. London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Hamilton Harty conductor. First complete performance: 6 November 1935. Queen's Hall, London. BBC Symphony Orchestra, ...
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    Schoenberg : Verklärte Nacht

    Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Born: September 13, 1874 in Vienna Died: July 13, 1951 in Brentwood Park, Los Angeles, California Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 Completed: December 1, 1899. Arranged for string orchestra in 1917 and revised in 1943. First performance: March 18, 1902 by the Rosé Quartet with an extra violist and cellist at the Vienna Tonkünstlerverein. Instrumentation: originally a...
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    Barber : Adagio

    Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Born March 9, 1910 in West Chester, PA. Died January 23, 1981 in New York City. Adagio for String Orchestra, Op. 11 Composed 1936. First Performance: November 5, 1938 with Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony. Instrumentation: string orchestra (first and second violins with divided parts, viola divided, cello divided and bass) Duration: ~ 8 minutes. Samuel...
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    Hindemith : Symphonie Mathis der Maler

    Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Born November 16, 1895, Hanau (near Frankfurt) Died December 28, 1963, Frankfurt. Symphonie Mathis der Maler Composed 1933-1935 First Performance: March 12, 1934 in Berlin conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. Instrumentation: 2 flutes (second doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (second doubling English Horn), 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 ...
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Haydn : Cello Concerto No. 2

Nov 9th

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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Born March 31, 1732 in Rohrau Austria. Died May 31, 1809 in Vienna Austria.

Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb:2 (Op. 101)

Composed 1783 at the Esterházy mansion.

First Performance: Unknown. Antonin Kraft as soloist, perhaps in Frankfurt-am-Main.

Instrumentation: 2 oboes, 2 horns and strings.

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Verdi : La forza del destino Overture

Nov 9th

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Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Born October 10, 1813 in Le Roncole, Parma. Died January 27 1901 in Milan.

La forza del destino Overture

Composed 1861-1862, revised 1869.

First Performance: (Opera) November 10, 1862, Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg, this overture February 20, 1869 at La Scala, Milan.

Instrumentation: piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, More >

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Shostakovich : Symphony No. 10

Nov 9th

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Dmitriĭ Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Born September 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg. Died August 9, 1975 in Moscow.

Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93

Composed summer-fall 1953 – possibly earlier.

First Performance: December 17, 1953 in Leningrad with Yevgeni Mravinsky conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra.

Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, english horn, Eb More >

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Princeton Symphony Concert 11/9/2008

Nov 7th

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On November 9, 2008 I will be giving a pre-concert talk onstage in the Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall which is on the Princeton University campus. Tickets for the concert are available online.

The concert is at 4PM and I will start talking at 3PM.

This is not a lecture! I wish More >

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