The Wordless Chorus in Symphonic Music
Learn more about these composers, and others, who wrote wordless choruses.
A “Faun”-y Prelude and a Symphonic Suite about Orbs in Space on the Evening Concert
The headline should more accurately be put as “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” by Debussy, and “The Planets” by Holst
Simone Young conducts the DSO [Dallas, not Danville, sorry] on the Evening Concert
Ms. Young is becoming better known 'in these parts' by way of her guest conducting in the US. The program includes a rarely heard opera overture by Pfitzner (a contemporary of Sibelius).
Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto” from the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra on the “Evening Concert”
Start with Berlioz' "Roman Carnival Overture", follow with the "Triple Concerto" and finish with Holst's "The Planets"...
Holst’s “The Planets featured on “The New York Philharmonic This Week”
Would it be surprising to know that Holst was reading a book about astrology when he started composing "The Planets"?