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Chamber Orchestra: Mahler and Schoenberg (2nd review)
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia performed Schoenberg’s highly forgettable foray into tonality, the Suite in G for Strings, but then acquitted itself with a radiant account of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in the Schoenberg-Riehn version— an hour of music-making to rank with the finest heard in the city this year.
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde; Schoenberg, Suite in G. for Strings. Dirk Br
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde; Schoenberg, Suite in G. for Strings. Dirk Br
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Sonata-form No. 7: Role of repetition
Should sonata-form expositions be repeated? Do you care? To the Classical masters, the question was critical. Repetition of the exposition was an occasion for dramatizing the power of the tonic key and their attempts to escape its gravitational pull. (Seventh in a series of essays about sonata-form.)
AVA's "La Traviata'
Christofer Macatsoris understands the power of big emotions, and soprano Jan Cornelius sports a voice to match. It’s all maybe a bit too big for the tiny scale of the AVA’s cozy Warden Theater, where the first performances took place.
La Traviata. Opera by Giuseppe Verdi; Christofer Macatsoris, conductor; directed by Dorothy Danner. Academy of Vocal Arts production through May 17, 2008 at Central Bucks South H.S., Centennial Hall (Haverford College), Walter K. G
La Traviata. Opera by Giuseppe Verdi; Christofer Macatsoris, conductor; directed by Dorothy Danner. Academy of Vocal Arts production through May 17, 2008 at Central Bucks South H.S., Centennial Hall (Haverford College), Walter K. G
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Chamber Orchestra plays Mozart and Beethoven
I can’t think of a better antidote to the excesses of the Mahler Eighth than the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia’s performances of Mozart’s 21st Piano Concerto and Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony that I attended the following afternoon.
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Mozart 21st Piano Concerto; Beethoven Sixth Symphony (Pastorale). Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and piano solo. May 4-5, 2008 at Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center. (215) 545-5451 or
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Mozart 21st Piano Concerto; Beethoven Sixth Symphony (Pastorale). Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and piano solo. May 4-5, 2008 at Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center. (215) 545-5451 or
Society of Ancient Instruments
Elin Frazier, a notably musical Baroque trumpeter, shows her stuff in perfect balance with the Society’s viol and harpsichord ensemble.
American Society of Ancient Instruments: Cazzati Sonata a 5, La Bianchina; Baldassare Sonata in F. No. 2; Vivaldi Concerto in B Flat Minor; other works by various composers for viols and harpsichord. May 4, 2008 at Old First Reformed Church, Fourth and Race Sts. (610) 935-4579 or
American Society of Ancient Instruments: Cazzati Sonata a 5, La Bianchina; Baldassare Sonata in F. No. 2; Vivaldi Concerto in B Flat Minor; other works by various composers for viols and harpsichord. May 4, 2008 at Old First Reformed Church, Fourth and Race Sts. (610) 935-4579 or
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WPRB: My favorite radio station
A 20-year-old classical music DJ on Princeton’s WPRB epitomizes this remarkable radio station.
Orchestra's "Symphony of a Thousand' (1st review)
It’s time for someone to point out that the emperor has no clothes. Mahler’s massive and much-hyped Symphony of a Thousand is no masterpiece. There's a difference between magnitude and beauty.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Mahler, Symphony of a Thousand (Eighth Symphony in E-Flat major). May 1-3, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Mahler, Symphony of a Thousand (Eighth Symphony in E-Flat major). May 1-3, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or www.philorch.org.
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Curtis Orchestra with Leon Fleisher
Hindemith’s long-lost Klaviermusik mit Orchester was the centerpiece of a program that showed off the Curtis Symphony Orchestra to fine effect. Octogenarian soloist Leon Fleisher, himself long limited to the left hand repertory, made robust music with musicians a quarter his age.
Curtis Symphony Orchestra: Hindemith, Schuller, Dvorak. April 27, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. Leon Fleisher, piano; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. (215) 893-7902 or
Curtis Symphony Orchestra: Hindemith, Schuller, Dvorak. April 27, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. Leon Fleisher, piano; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. (215) 893-7902 or
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Network for New Music
The Network for New Music ends its season with a program that combines the attractions of pure music with the profundities of music that communicates strong personal feelings.
Network for New Music: Ran, Song and Dance; Tsontakis, Gymnopedies; Currier, Static. April 27, 2008 at Ethical Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square. (215) 848-7647 or http://www.networkfornewmusic.org
Network for New Music: Ran, Song and Dance; Tsontakis, Gymnopedies; Currier, Static. April 27, 2008 at Ethical Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square. (215) 848-7647 or http://www.networkfornewmusic.org
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Orchestra plays Sibelius and Bruckner
Christoph Eschenbach moved closer to the end of his abbreviated stay with the Philadelphia Orchestra in a program of Sibelius and Bruckner that demonstrated, particularly in the Bruckner, why he should be staying instead of leaving.
Philadelphia Orchestra: Sibelius Violin Concerto, Bruckner Sixth Symphony. Vadim Repin, violin; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. April 24-26, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or
Philadelphia Orchestra: Sibelius Violin Concerto, Bruckner Sixth Symphony. Vadim Repin, violin; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor. April 24-26, 2008 at Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center. (215) 893-1900 or
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