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Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite (1879-1964)
Commemorations 2024 (Death: Alma Mahler)
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2024-03-16 18:46:17
Review: Prieto and Pacific Take the Fifth (Mahler’s, That Is). Culture OC, March 15, 2024
2024-03-15 17:51:00
New Jersey Symphony. Xian Zhang, conductor; Tom Borrow, piano. March 14, 2024.
NJPAC, Newark, NJ. Orchestra (Seat H101, $46).At the conclusion of the concert. Notice on the far right the regular principal bass.ProgramNightVision (2001, rev. 2002) by Ludwig (b. 1974).Piano Concerto No. 24 (1786) in C Minor, K. 491 by Mozart (1756-1791).Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 by Tchaikovsky.It was a nice spring day. The cherry blossoms are in bloom.The Program Notes contains much praise for the two "classical" pieces for this after (concert start 1:30 pm). And its description of NightVision is quite interesting also. My first thoughts were the concert had the potential of being "great," but would the NJ Symphony be able to deliver?Ludwig's name is David Serkin Ludwig. He is Peter Serkin's nephew, and Rudolf Serkin's grandson. So quite a musical heritage. He is no slouch either, as he is Dean of Music at Julliard. (The others Deans head up dance and drama.) This 7-minute piece […]
2024-03-14 03:30:00
Recent Releases No. 72 (CD Reviews)
by Karl Nehring Mahler: Symphony No. 8. Carolyn Sampson/Jacquelyn Wagner, sopranos; Sasha Cooke/Jess Dandy, altos; Barry Banks, tenor; Julian Orishausen, baritone; Christian Immler, bass; Minnesota Chorale; National Lutheran Choir; Minnesota Boychoir; Angelica Cantanti Youth Choir; Minnesota Symphony; Osmo Vänskä, conductor. BIS-2496 SACD This recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, a work for which to provoke public interest the organizer of the first public performances, an impresario named Emil Gutman dubbed “Symphony of a Thousand,” was made at the occasion of the final concert in the 19-year tenure of Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä (b. 1953) as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. He is now music director laureate, with Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård (b. 1969) succeeding him as music director. At Minnesota, Vänskä has recorded for BIS all of Mahler’s numbered symphonies except for No. 3; the following links will direct you to our reviews of Symphony No.1, Symphony No. 7, and Symphony No. 10. Those reviews were all […]
2024-03-13 23:25:45
“Mahler at the Museum,” Saturday, March 16 By Peter Alexander March 13 at 5:25 p.m. The Longmont Symphony and conductor Elliot Moore will present the last of their concerts at the Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium for the 2023–24 season, a sold-out “Mahler at the Museum” performance, Saturday (March 16). The program features a chamber version […]
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