A Soldier’s Tale, and A Tale of Love and Betrayal on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Starvinsky's "A Soldier's Tale" (L'Histoire du soldat) had it's premiere in September of 1918. It sounds as new today as it did then.
A Violin Concerto, a Symphony, an Orchestral Suite and more on this week’s “Evening Concert”
Music by Mozart, Bach, beethoven, and others, including Szymanowski...
Dvorak and Episode 1 of “The Cradle That Rocked: Rediscovering Marc Blitzstein”
At 7:00 it's the Dvorak "Sonatina for Violin and Piano" and the "String Sextet". At 8:00 the first of four episodes about composer Marc Blitzstein.
Highlights of the week: Mozart’s 20th Piano Concerto and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Monday night it's the Shanghai Symphony; Tuesday, the CSO with Mozart; Wednesday, more from the Dallas Symphony; Thursday, Beethoven's Violin Concerto from New York; Dvorak from Lincoln Center and the start of a new series "The Cradle That Rocked: Rediscovering Marc Blitzstein"
“The New York Philharmonic This Week” presents Marc Blitzstein’s “Airborne” Symphony
The "Airborne" Symphony is a history of human flight in sound. The work is dedicated to the Eighth Air Force.