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...VALERY GERGIEV/KIROV ORCHESTRA The Rite of Spring (Philips) Igor Stravinsky's clamorous ballet score has now received a quintessentially Russian recording: violent, brazen, full of all the blunt power of passionate peasant ritual. Gergiev has been making a big impression as principal guest conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera, and this CD leaves no doubt...
...Valery Gergiev/Kirov Orchestra The Rite of Spring (Philips) Igor Stravinsky's clamorous ballet score has now received a quintessentially Russian recording: violent, brazen, full of all the blunt power of passionate peasant ritual. Gergiev has been making a big impression as principal guest conductor of New York City's Metropolitan Opera, and this CD leaves no doubt...
DIED. JENS NYGAARD, 69, defiantly unconventional founder and conductor of the Jupiter Symphony; of bone-marrow cancer; in New York City. Nygaard's sweeping knowledge of music gave rise to innovative, widely admired concert programs, often featuring works by Mozart (such as Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter," for which the orchestra was named). Nygaard raised money for the symphony himself; during one lean period, he paid each of his musicians with subway tokens and a book of sonnets...
...have included frequently running trains through the night to “keep an eye on things”—hours when the T’s tracks are usually closed for maintenance work—and running the first train of the day slowly so the conductor can look for mysterious things left on the tracks...
...explosions and fires at the World Trade Center, we are experiencing extensive delays as trains on all lines are rerouted," the conductor said. "From the train crew we ask that you say a prayer for anyone at the World Trade Center. Please say a prayer...