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This concerto existed in a rougher, more Beethovenian perform before the Finnish composer excised some blocky, thorny passages from the first movement. There is still plenty of muscular music in the 1905 version we hear tonight, which makes greater demands on the soloist in terms of smoothness and tone. In rehearsal only the first two movements were heard, apparently because of Yannatos' temper, but two were enough to show Castelli at the top of her game. Awesome voicing, awesome dynamic range, and some Heifitzian melodrama suggest a Sibelius not to be missed. For those inclined to adduce parallels, note...
...even better. The slow turns of the oboe at the outset have an Italianate flavor (Walter's grandfather was named Antonio Pistone) and the tonal language is cosmopolitan: Piston, luckier than most Harvard seniors, won a Paine Traveling Fellowship after graduation. You'll want to listen in the third movement for exuberant music that Dr. Y wants to deliver in "band style...
...Anxious wouldn't begin to describe how I feel," Springer said. "I feel strong and I've got good movement in my shoulder. Like any injury, it's never as strong as it was before, but it's going to be strong enough to do what I need...
...Anxious wouldn't begin to describe how I feel," Springer said. "I feel strong and I've got good movement in my shoulder. Like any injury, it's never as strong as it was before, but it's going to be strong enough to do what I need...
Mark Morris is best known for his musicality. His talent lies in his successful synthesis of music and movement into an organic whole, rather than in his ability to choreograph innovative steps. What emerges in his dances is a continuous, ebullient surge of movement that exists in perfect harmony with the music. Yo Yo Ma's passionate delivery of the music on stage with the dancers along with the visual splendor of the costumes and sets-a murmur swept through the audience when the curtain rose before the third dance, revealing a backdrop of red and green waves of color...