A Birthday: Victor Herbert
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
You must not miss hearing excerpts from the silent film score for “Fall of a Nation,” composed by this evening’s Birthday Boy Victor Herbert (1859).
Herbert’s score is brought to life mid-evening by the Music Crafters Orchestra under Frederick Fennell’s fine leadership. Check out the Great Performers Calendar at Lincoln Center for detailed information on the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra’s appearance at Alice Tully Hall on February 5. Meanwhile, enjoy them this evening as they perform C.P.E. Bach’s “Hamburg” Sinfonia No. 4, joined by oboist Peter Westerman and harpsichordist Andreas Staier. Another not-to-be missed item is Ravel’s String Quartet as performed by the Borodin Quartet.
Boston-born Horatio Parker studied in Germany and brought back to New England the romantic European style then favored by Americans. His 1904 Suite for Violin, Cello, and Piano was dedicated to a Boston group, the Adamowski Trio. They didn’t last long enough to enjoy modern recording technology, so we bring it to you via the Rawlins Piano Trio instead. Gidon Kremer brings his consummate artistry to bear in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4, with fine backup by the Vienna Philharmonic under Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
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Herbert’s score is brought to life mid-evening by the Music Crafters Orchestra under Frederick Fennell’s fine leadership. Check out the Great Performers Calendar at Lincoln Center for detailed information on the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra’s appearance at Alice Tully Hall on February 5. Meanwhile, enjoy them this evening as they perform C.P.E. Bach’s “Hamburg” Sinfonia No. 4, joined by oboist Peter Westerman and harpsichordist Andreas Staier. Another not-to-be missed item is Ravel’s String Quartet as performed by the Borodin Quartet.
Boston-born Horatio Parker studied in Germany and brought back to New England the romantic European style then favored by Americans. His 1904 Suite for Violin, Cello, and Piano was dedicated to a Boston group, the Adamowski Trio. They didn’t last long enough to enjoy modern recording technology, so we bring it to you via the Rawlins Piano Trio instead. Gidon Kremer brings his consummate artistry to bear in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4, with fine backup by the Vienna Philharmonic under Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
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