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French conductor (1875-1964)
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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2023-11-19 15:52:28
Saxophone Highlights Next BSO Concerts
[…] the grave sin of hunting on the Sabbath and is doomed to be chased eternally by demons. The closer, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, opens with the famous “fate” motif, before composer’s great gift for beautiful melody sweetens it. Tickets HERE. Our brief discussion with Earl Lee follows. FLE: Franck’s Le Chasseur maudit (Accursed Huntsman) surprisingly isn’t actually a BSO rarity. Starting with Gericke in 1901, it was done every ten years or so up through Monteux in 1920. Since then it’s been revived every 20-30 years or so. What accounts for its minor durability among the Franck symphonic poems? EL: Yes, in fact it was one of the pieces of which I made my debut with the San Francisco Symphony. A number of people have mentioned the strong affiliation this piece has with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, including the famous recording with Charles Munch [HERE]. Since then, the idea […]
All the conducting master class
2023-11-03 15:15:17
16 Jun – 28 Jul, 2024 Monteux School & Music Festival: Apply for Our 81st Season Dates: June 16 – July 28 in Hancock, Maine To Apply: https://www.Monteuxmusic.org/ We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the 81st Season of the Monteux School & Music Festival. Our program is renowned for its […]
All the conducting master class
2023-02-15 14:54:00
The 32nd International Conductors Workshop and Competition is scheduled forJune 23 to 25, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. This popular, intensive, and well-respectedworkshop and competition is open to a limited number of conductors at all levelsof experience and is based on the techniques of Monteux, Musin and Szell. Facultyincludes, Maestro Adrian Gnam, Director, Dr. Gregory Pritchard, […]