Beethovenfest in Bonn; Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony; MTT Conducts the SFS: More Beethoven
This week on the Evening Concert it’s the second of the “Beethovenfest in Bonn” programs, then Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony from the CSO; Wednesday Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in two of the Beethoven’s symphonies; Thursday it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week” and Sunday, Chamber Music from Lincoln Center and more...
WILL-FM The Evening Concert & Prairie Performances 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (M – F & SUN)
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 19 & 21, 2014
Monday September 15: Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts (DWF) (#13-11) Beethovenfest in Bonn 2
SOLOISTS: Martin Grubinger & Friends
Michael Camilo (1954-): Just Kidding
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994): Chega de Saudade (No More Longing)
Michael Camilo (1954-): One More Once
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Libertango, arranged for brass and percussion
Michael Camilo (1954-): Carribe
Fazıl Say (1970-): Variations for Two Pianos and Percussion, Op. 32
Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz.110
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Libertango, arranged for two pianos and percussion
Recorded by Deutsche Welle (DW) in the Beethoven Hall, Bonn on September 6, 2013
Tuesday September 16: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) (#14-37)
Riccardo Muti conducts the Rhenish
Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 (Maurizio Pollini, piano)
Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)
Haydn: Symphony No. 39 in G Minor
Wednesday September 17: San Francisco Symphony (SFS) (#14-24)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Beethoven: Three Equali for Four Trombones, WoO 30
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
John Adams: Absolute Jest
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60
[SFS Encore: Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)
Thursday September 18: The New York Philharmonic This Week (NYP) (#14-50)
Alan Gilbert, conductor; *Liang Wang, oboe
In Residence: BRAVO! VAIL VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL: PROGRAM: 2
R. Strauss: Don Juan, op. 20
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
*Christopher Rouse: Oboe Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy
Friday September 19: Prairie Performances with Roger Cooper
Concert information forthcoming…TBA
Sunday September 21: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS): (#13-51)
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 4 in D Major for Strings, Op. 83 (Jerusalem Quartet)
Stravinsky: Tango for Four Cellos (Nicolas Altstaedt, Dorothea Figueroa, Eileen Moon, Fred Sherry, cello)
Prokofiev: Quartet No. 2 in F Major for Strings, Op. 92 (Escher String Quartet)
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Civic Orchestra of Chicago (#13-05)
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastoral