The Evening Concert

Brahms' choice of the key of D Minor for the work is, according to biographers, a nod to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in D Minor and Mozart's famous D Minor Piano Concerto.

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We've come to associate the French word "Pathetique" with Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony...the original Russian word on the score translates closer to English "passionate' or 'emotional'. The 6th is Tchaikovsky's last symphony.

Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and others wrote the music for us to enjoy this week on the "Evening Concert"

Chamber music by Viennese masters Schubert and Zemlinsky includign Schubert's music from "Rosamunde".

Zubin turned 80 years old earlier in 2016; the Philharmonic celebrates that with this program of works from the Archive.

The Violin Concerto is dedicated to his friend, the violinist Joachim; the AFO was written as a musical 'thank you to the University of Breslau which granted Brahms an honoray doctorate in 1881.

The three main works on tonight's broadcast are "programmatic" works, that is, they are purely instrumental but attempt to 'tell a story' (Sensemaya) or convey a particular time and place (Lt. Kije).

Both symphonies on tonight's program are known for their daring...Beethoven's 3rd, the "Eroica" points the 'symphony' in a new direction; Vaughan Williams carries on the 'tradition' of being innovative in his 6th Symphony.

It's not a mis-print in Patterns to see Beethoven's 3rd Symphony twice this week ....it happens that way sometimes due to the release dates by our syndicators.