Posts Tagged ‘Berlioz’
Thursday 08/30/12 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Manfred Honeck Pianist: Emanuel Ax BRAUNFELS: Fantastic Appearances of a Theme by Hector Berlioz BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 Fill: Schubert: Impromptu in Ab, D 935
Monday 05/28/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Alan Gilbert Violinist: Lisa Batiashvili Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture Neikrug: Concerto for Orchestra (World Premiere, New York Philharmonic Commission) Mozart: Violin Concerto No 5 Debussy: La Mer Fill: Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Tuesday 04/10/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductor: Ludovic Morlot, Sir Mark Elder Pianist: Emanuel Ax Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5 “Reformation” Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor, Op 21 Wagner: Overture to Rienzi Bizet: L’Arlesienne Suite No 2
Tuesday 02/28/12 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
11:00 PM Conductors: Sir Mark Elder, Pierre Boulez Violist: Lawrence Power Mezzo-soprano: Susan Graham Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture Berlioz: Queen Mab Scherzo and Romeo at the Tomb of the Capulets from Romeo and Juliet Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Op 16 Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été
Monday 02/27/12 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM Conductor: Alan Gilbert Soloist: Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano Adès: Polaris Berlioz: Les Nuits d’Été Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite #2
Wednesday 12/14/11 Live! At The Concertgebouw
Conductor: Yannick Nezet-Seguin Violinist: Simone Lamsma Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture De Falla: First Suite from El Sombrero de tres picos Ravel: Tzigane Massenet: Meditation from Thais Faure: Pavane Ravel: Bolero
Berlioz, Big Hair, Te Deum
How I love this cartoon of Hector Berlioz conducting the kitchen sink, canons and who knows what else! He was known for big hair and humongous orchestras. Having said that, the Te Deum by Berlioz, big by some standards, doesn’t employ the usual gigantic forces. It’s still big enough with the orchestra successfully competing with […]
