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...typical for conductor James Yannatos. With 18th or early 19th century classic and large Romantic works at either end of his programs, Yannatos has 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...
...leading conductors. Throughout Austria, everybody seems to be caught up in music, whether as a cultural pursuit, political issue, spectator sport, historical tradition or simple daily pleasure. Other countries may name their streets after composers, but Austria must be the only place where a crack train is called the Mozart Express, and where the national airline has planes called Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner. Even affairs of state become insignificant next to the true national passion; today, the directorship of the Vienna State Opera is a post scarcely less prestigious than the presidency of the Republic...
...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...
...biggest disappointment of the evening was the Mozart piano concerto. In the Allegro the lower strings dragged terribly. The orchestra was constantly at odds with the soloist, overpowering him dynamically and struggling to arrive at a mutually conducive tempo...
...Mozart A major has always been a student warhorse, and we were all looking forward to this performance by supposedly mature, well-reputed musicians. At last someone would breathe life into it. But Daniel Troob's solo work was worse than amateur: it was unmusical. His percussive left hand rendered the right barely audible, and his playing was uneven, unphrased, overpedalled and sloppy...