“Music Mountain”, CSO, San Francisco Symphony, et.al. on the “Evening Concert”
The Penderecki String Quartet on "Music Mountain", Charles Dutoit conducts the CSO in the "Rite of Spring" and more on this week's "Evening Concert".
Beethoven Clarinet Trio and Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” on “Music Mountain”
The clarinet is central to the compositions on tonight's "Music Mountain". Alexander Fiterstein is featured. His playing was praised by the New York Times for its 'beautiful liquid clarity'.
“...for the end of Time”, greatest “5th” symphony ever?, and more; on this week’s Evening Concert
One wonders if the Finale to Beethoven's 5th Symphony was, in it's day, considered 'the sound equivalent of The Apocalypse'? Messiaens' "Quartet for 'The Endof Time'' is.
Music Mountain 2014 Episode One: Puccini “Chrisanthemums”, plus music of Mozart and Ravel
Starting with the sound of "fresh cut flowers", then to the sublime Ravel Quartet, closing with Mozart. Enough said.
Music Mountain, the CSO, the San Francisco Symphony, the “New York Philharmonic This Week” & more
This week's Evening Concerts feature the first of a series from Music Mountain, Scheherazade, a Bach Orchestral Suite and more.