Muti conducts the CSO in Tchaikovsky’s “Pathetique” Symphony on the “Evening Concert”
The etymological origin of "Pathetique", from pathetic, is from Late Latin and earlier Greek....having to do with the emotions, a certain sensitivity....
Riccardo Muti and Yefim Bronfman on the “Evening Concert”
Concerto: A genre of classical music which is usually in a three-part form: first movement: fast; second movement: slow, third movement: fast. Brahms 2nd Piano Concerto is sometimes considered to be a symphony (because it has four movements) with piano obbligato....
Charles Dutoit conducts The Rite of Spring on the “Evening Concert”
Aging quite nicely (over 100 years now!) the famous "The Rite of Springs" still provokes.
Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony from San Francisco on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
One of the more difficult 'things' to judge in music is the amount of 'nationalist" elements there are in a piece. Clearly Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich are Russian composers who share a "Russian sense" yet they are so different in style, as well.
Ingo Metzmacher conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the Evening Concert
Ballet music by Russian compsores on tonight's Evening Concert: 1892's "Nutcracker" and the 1911 version of "Petrushka".