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...ANOTHER giant step away from the tortured world of Penderecki, the HRO ended its concert with the Second Symphony of Brahms. Although he had written a number of symphonic works, like the two orchestral serenades and the Haydn Variations, Brahms was middle-aged before he published his first symphonies. The reason for his hesitation is clear: "I shall never compose a symphony! You have no idea how hard it is for our kind to hear the tramp of a giant like [Beethoven] behind us." But Brahms finally mustered his courage, published his First Symphony in 1876 and followed...
Pamela Barr, cello, and Randall Hodgkinson, piano, play Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, Haydn. Ellot Library...
...concern for drawing out the contrasts between different sections of a piece, the Bach Society turned to Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. The Orchestra followed whispering passages with resounding responses--a favorite juxtaposition of the composer. Written while its creator was under the influence of classical masters Mozart and Haydn, the symphony contains hints of Beethoven's spirit of adventure in the final two movements. Stulberg conducted the repetitive and less interesting first half of the piece too slowly, adding, however, to the effect of the lively third and fourth movements which the orchestra performed with extra zest...
...Curtis Institute Orchestra surgingly in Nos. 6, 7, 8, 22 and 35 on the second and third. It was enough to demonstrate that the Austrian court composer who had once dined at the servants' table was one of the most astounding revolutionaries in all musical history. Haydn did not invent the idea of the symphony. But when he picked it up, the symphony was the most innocuous of musical forms: a fast/slow/fast outgrowth of the Italian overture. When he laid it down, it was a blend of wit, speed, drama and, yes, surprise...
...name but a few: Op. 20, Nos. 4 and 5; all of Op. 33 and Op. 54; Op. 77, No. 2) rank with Beethoven for power and ingenuity. The New Hungarian and Juilliard quartets will show why in recitals this week and next. Beethoven himself stood in awe of Haydn's oratorios The Seasons and The Creation. They are both on the schedule. So are ten of the Masses, notably In Tempore Belli and Lord Nelson. High among the novelties this week will be a marionette performance of Philemon und Baucis at the Smithsonian and a rare staging...