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Concert Featuring Brahms and Harbison Location: Sanders Theatre and New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall Dates: October 14-16 Presented by: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra...
Before performing each of the three works on the program, Zander explained the general structure of the piece and had separate sections of the orchestra demonstrate particularly difficult or interesting passages...
...second event, John Harbison’s “Concerto for Viola and Orchestra,” was rare on two accounts. First, the composer was present in the audience; and second, the viola is rarely used as a solo instrument. “The traditional concerto is a battle between the soloist and the orchestra,” says Zander, and the viola—unlike its close cousin, the violin—has no chance of victory. With this in mind, Harbison, who plays the viola himself, cut the orchestra’s size significantly. The result...
...Rhineland full of passion and romance. Despite its well-known and well-loved opening theme, “Symphony No. 3” is rarely played in modern times because it poses many problems regarding orchestration. The solo lines are often masked by the rest of the orchestra and the final sound is a bit raw. Regardless, it is a fantastically energizing musical romance...
Saturday, Oct. 29. Sanders Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office (617-496-2222). $16/$14/$12, students $12/$10/$8. The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) has planned a stellar concert to take place on Saturday night. The program will include three features—Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1”, and Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.” Known as “the dean of American composers...