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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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    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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    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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Archive for January, 2009

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Dvořák : Serenade in D minor

Jan 18th

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Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Born September 8, 1841 in Mühlhausen (Nelahozeves), Bohemia (Czech Republic). Died May 1, 1904 in Prague, Bohemia.

Serenade in D minor for winds and strings, Op.44, B. 77

Composed: Jan 4, 1878 – Jan 18, 1878.

First Performance: November 17, 1878, Orchestra of the Provisional Theater (Prozatímního divadla), More >

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Mendelssohn : Symphony No. 4

Jan 18th

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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Born February 3, 1809 in Hamburg.

Died November 4, 1847 in Leipzig.

Symphony No. 4, Op.90 in A Major “Italian”

Composed: 1831-March 13, 1833. Revised 1834-1837.

First Performance: May 13, 1833 in London with the composer conducting in the Philharmonic Society.

Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 More >

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Rossini : Overture to La Scala di Seta

Jan 18th

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Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Born February 29, 1792 in Pesaro, Italy. Died November 13, 1868 in Paris (Passy), France.

Overture to La Scala di Seta

Composed: 1812.

First Performance: May 9, 1812 at the Teatro San-Mosè.

Instrumentation: piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, strings.

Thanks to Bugs Bunny, The Lone Ranger More >

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Princeton Symphony Concert 1/18/2009

Jan 7th

Posted by gene in Events

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On January 18, 2009 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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