The Art of Ian
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Tonight's selection features the art of tenor Ian Bostridge, in anticipation of his upcoming Benjamin Britten recital at Zankel Hall. As a teaser preview, we'll enjoy his take on two Noel Coward songs, "I Travel Alone" and "I'll See You Again," with pianist Jeffrey Tate, as well as Britten's marvelously orchestrated Serenade; Ingo Metzmacher leads the Bamberg Symphony with horn soloist Marie-Louise Neunecker.
Our evening unfurls, however, on the wings of a wind instrument medley. Marc Schachman and the Artaria Quartet tackle Mozart's Oboe Quartet, followed by J.S. Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin with violinist Isaac Stern and oboist Harold Gomberg under the direction of Leonard Bernstein's New York Philharmonic. Later on in the evening, flutist Fenwick Smith takes a moonlit stroll, with string quartet in tow, through American composer Arthur Foote's enchanting Nocturne and Scherzo.
Italian born Antonio Salieri (of Amadeus infamy) is heard in our final segment with Andreas Staier performing the Piano Concerto in C, one of the composer's rare forays away from opera.
» Ian Bostridge sings Britten at Zankel Hall.
Our evening unfurls, however, on the wings of a wind instrument medley. Marc Schachman and the Artaria Quartet tackle Mozart's Oboe Quartet, followed by J.S. Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin with violinist Isaac Stern and oboist Harold Gomberg under the direction of Leonard Bernstein's New York Philharmonic. Later on in the evening, flutist Fenwick Smith takes a moonlit stroll, with string quartet in tow, through American composer Arthur Foote's enchanting Nocturne and Scherzo.
Italian born Antonio Salieri (of Amadeus infamy) is heard in our final segment with Andreas Staier performing the Piano Concerto in C, one of the composer's rare forays away from opera.
» Ian Bostridge sings Britten at Zankel Hall.
