• 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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  • 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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  • Program notes

    Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Born May 7, 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia. Died November 6, 1893 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 Pathétique Composed February 16 to August 31, 1893. First Performance: October 28, 1893 in the Hall of Nobles, St. Petersburg with the composer conducting the Russian Musical Society Orchestra. Instrumentation: 3 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 c...
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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: Overture to the Marriage of Figaro

Dec 9th

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

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

1783 Lang portrait

Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, K.V. 492

Composed in 1786. First Performance: May 1, 1786, at the Burgtheater, Vienna with Mozart conducting. Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, More >

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Beethoven : Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Dec 9th

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Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Baptized December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Died March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria.

Beethoven portrait by Joseph Mahler 1815

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Composed: 1811-1812. First Performance: December 8, 1813 at Vienna with Beethoven conducting. Instrumentation, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 More >

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NJSO standing ovation

The NJ Symphony’s playing is on fire

Jul 22nd

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Princeton, July 21, 2011.

Conductor Mark Laycock really knows how to get players fired up. He returned to Princeton this summer to conduct Opera New Jersey’s production of The Barber of Seville as well as leading the New Jersey Symphony in the Third annual William and Judith Scheide Concert: Exploring Mendelssohn and the More >

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