Bach to Katchaturian
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Tonight, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Concentus Musicus Wien serve up a sampling from J.S. Bach's masterwork in the genre, the Brandenburg Concertos. Also, a birthday salute to Armenian composer Aram Katchaturian, born on this date in 1903. We'll hear a recording from 1963 of his "Gayenne Ballet Suit" with the Vienna Philharmonic; the composer himself conducts.
Pierre Boulez leads the New York Philharmonic in another selection written for the ballet, Paul Dukas' "La péri" — a 'dance poem in one scene' which turned out to be Dukas' last published work. Later on, a return to Baroque waters with Giovanni Battista Sammartini's Magnificat, featuring the Budapest Strings and Madrigal Choir; Ferenc Szekeres conducts.
Pierre Boulez leads the New York Philharmonic in another selection written for the ballet, Paul Dukas' "La péri" — a 'dance poem in one scene' which turned out to be Dukas' last published work. Later on, a return to Baroque waters with Giovanni Battista Sammartini's Magnificat, featuring the Budapest Strings and Madrigal Choir; Ferenc Szekeres conducts.
