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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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    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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    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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#operaplot

May 2nd

Posted by gene in Social Media

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This year’s #operaplot contest just ended. If you are new to twitter that octothorpe (what a word. The sharp symbol) turns the word into a “hashtag” which is useful for conducting searches on twitter. Enter #operaplot in the search field at twitter and you will see the entries.

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PA Ballet : Orff and Hindemith

Mar 8th

Posted by gene in Events

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This past Sunday afternoon I went to a performance of Program II of the The Pennsylvania Ballet at The Academy of Music.

I’ve written music for dancers but I’m no expert on dance. The Inquirer’s review of this performance has more insightful things to say about the dancers. Here I’ll just add a More >

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Hindemith : Symphonie Mathis der Maler

Mar 16th

Posted by gene in Program Notes

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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 More >