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Concluding the evening with Mozart??s Symphony No. 35 in D major, or the Haffner Symphony, BachSoc revealed the careful attention it paid to its selection of the evening’s works. The Haffner Symphony was a surprising segue from “Nightclub Scenes,” as it celebrated the classical period that influenced Prokofiev and Poulenc’s modern works. With Cohler conducting, BachSoc ended the Haffner Symphony with the exuberance that this work demands, as a final display of the refined sound that the orchestra conveyed throughout the night...
...choreographing “Mozart Dances,” Morris had an added consideration. Mozart??s music is notoriously tricky to choreograph to, Dyer explained to the audience. He mentioned that famed ballet choreographer George Balanchine himself allegedly claimed difficulty when setting dances to Mozart??s music...
...Morris was not intimidated. “They say that Mozart??s music is too fragile, structurally too perfect,” he said. “As if, when you threw a branch, it would fall apart.” But while Mozart??s music is structurally sound, its supposed difficulty simply creates an intimidating aura around the composer’s work. “Mozart??s music is great,” he said. “Why not dance...
...last time on Friday night, conducting a moving concert that was at once a commemoration, a celebration, a look back, and a look forward.The program reflected the sentiments of the evening, as the three pieces exuded exuberance, creativity, and triumph, respectively. The first piece—the overture to Mozart??s famous final opera “The Magic Flute”—was a bubbling introduction to a concert that would end with an epic performance of Brahms’ first symphony. The piece was marked by a controlled excitement, as the orchestra was focused...
Rounding out its two-week mini Mozart festival, the Boston Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to the Austrian composer and prodigy with a tepid performance of his final three symphonies last Thursday. The night—save for a rousing performance of Mozart??s “Jupiter” symphony—could best be characterized as an uninspired rendition of Mozart??s works.Led by American-born conductor James Levine, now in his fifth season as music director, the BSO performed the last of its three-program survey of Mozart symphonies with his final, best known...