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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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    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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    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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Haydn : Symphony No. 88

Jan 24th

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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Born March 31, 1732 in Rohrau Austria. Died May 31, 1897 in Vienna Austria.

Symphony No. 88 in G Major.

Composed: 1787.

First Performance: Paris, 1787.

Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings.

Duration: ~25 min.

Haydn wrote five symphonies between his celebrated More >

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Ginastera : Variaciones concertantes

Jan 24th

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Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)

Born April 11, 1916 in Buenos Aires. Died June 25, 1983 in Geneva.

Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23

Composed: 1953.

First Performance: June 2, 1953 in Buenos Aires with Igor Markevitch conducting the Asociacion de la Musica Orchestra.

Instrumentation: piccolo, 2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet trombone, timpani, More >

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Ravel : Ma Mère l’Oye

Jan 24th

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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Born March 7, 1875 in Ciboure near Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées. Died December 28, 1937 in Paris, France.

Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) Suite. Cinq Pièces Enfantines.

Composed: 1908-10, 1911.

First Performances:

The original piano duet was premiered by Christine Verger and Germaine Duramy, (6 and 10 years old!), Salle More >

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Prokofiev : “Classical” Symphony

Jan 24th

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Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Born April 23, 1891 in Sontsovka, Ukraine. Died March 5, 1853 in Moscow.

“Classical” Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25

Composed:1916-1917.

First Performance: April 21, 1918 in Saint Petersburg (then called Petrograd) with Prokofiev conducting the Former Court Orchestra.

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

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