Word: tschaikowsky
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...BEST SELLING ALBUMS are Rimsky-Korsakov's SCHEHEREZADE and TSCHAIKOWSKI'S NUTCRACKER SUITE. And justly. Both by the Philadelphia orchestra...
...comment upon Russian nationalistic music and the aims of the course, Professor Hill said: "This new course deals with one of the most important manifestations of nationalism in the growth of certain Russian composers beginning with Glinka, including the famous group, `the invincible band', touching upon the music of Tschaikowski, Scriabine, and others of his contemporaries, and concluding with Stravinsky, a thoroughly characteristic product of 20th century musical...
...somewhat confused expressions in describing the music: "Accentuated, even excessive, passion-evident research-sacred fervor-rich harmony-harmful sonority- heavy orchestration-exuberance and defects-character and distinction. . . ." One may wonder about the esthetic fitness of entrusting so indelibly Russian a theme as Anna to an Italian. Why did not Tschaikowski try his hand...
...Symphonic Digest, a "condensation of the great city's symphony life, written for the convenience of those who find it inconvenient to attend the orchestra concerts of a week in the music season." How many such must there be! The work comprised 14 quotations from Beethoven, seven from Tschaikowski, three each from Dvorak and Brahms, two each from Schubert and Liszt, and one each from Johann Strauss, Mozart, Franck, Mahler, Bizet, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Mascagni. The mixing of musical drinks could not go much farther. And the audience said: "Delightful...
...Symphony Hall, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra will play a program which includes the Tschaikowski Pathetic Symphony, and the second Chopin concerto. Mr. van Hoogstraten will conduct...