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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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    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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Posts tagged Concerto

Brahms_Joachim

Brahms : Double Concerto

Dec 9th

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Born May 7, 1833 in Hamburg. Died April 3, 1897 in Vienna.

Brahms and Joachim

Double Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 102

Composed: the summer of 1887 near Thun, Switzerland. First Performance: October 18, 1887 at Cologne in the Gürzenich Hall with Brahms conducting, Joseph Joachim and Robert More >

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mozart-pic-getty

Mozart : Concerto for Clarinet K. 622

Oct 24th

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Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791)

Born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Died December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria.

Concerto for Clarinet, K. 622

Composed October 1791. Duration: approximately 25:00. First Performance: October 16th, 1791 in Prague at the Royal Old City Theater with Anton Stadler as soloist. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and More >

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bartokAtPiano

Bartók : Concerto for Piano No. 3

Apr 26th

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Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

Born March 25, 1881 in Nagyszentmiklós.

Died September 26, 1945 in New York City.

Concerto for Piano No. 3, Sz. 119

Composed in the summer of 1945.

First Performance: February 8, 1946, in Philadelphia, with György Sándor as soloist, and Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of More >

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tchaiVnCon-01

Tchaikovsky : Violin Concerto

Mar 15th

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Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Born May 7, 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia. Died November 6, 1893 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Violin Concerto, Op.35 in D Major

Composed March 17-April 11 1878.

First Performance: December 4, 1881 with Adolf Brodsky as soloist Hans Richter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.

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

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