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...uncanny way this phrase from Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde epitomizes my exact sentiments as I left Sanders Theatre Friday night after hearing the HRO's second concert of the season. It was one of those concerts at which one wished one could immerse oneself totally in the music and forgive all flaws in the performance...
...persistently scheduled pieces of 20th century music--often recent compositions--as keystones of his concerts. On Friday he led the HRO in performances of Mozart's Overture to Die Zauberfloete, the new clarinet concerto by professor emeritus Walter Piston, and that song to end all songs, Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. What more could one ask of an evening...
...Das Lied von der Erde was to have been the HRO's tour de force, as well as something of a swan song for Yannatos, who will be on leave next semester. The work requires a huge orchestra as well as mezzo-soprano and tenor soloists. Each of the six movements sets to music texts from a collection of Chinese poetry translated into German called Die chinesische Floete. Together they take an entire hour to perform. The work was thus the weightiest on the program, and received the bulk of rehearsal time since the HRO's last concert a month...
...Harvard music professor once characterized "Der Abschied," the final movement of Das Lied von der Erde, as a Mahler's farewell to the 19th century. It is tempting to think of this performance as James Yannatos's "latztes Lebewohl" to Harvard and the HRO. Though his departure is only temporary, it is still a pity the performance did not live up to the occasion. Yannatos has earned the admiration of most for his adventuresome programming, his enthusiastic conducting, and his sincere interest in the musical development of students, concentrator and non-concentrator alike. His presence will be missed next semester...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra will present a concert at 8:30 p.m. tonight in Sanders Theatre. James D. Yannatos will conduct a program of Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde, Mozart, Overture to the Magic Flute, and Walter Piston, Clarinet Concerto. Tickets available at the door...