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Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 45 (Farewell) in F-sharp Minor |
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Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, was composed by in 1772. It is particularly noteworthy that the symphony (along with others of this Sturm und Drang period of Haydn’s career, such as Nos. 39, 44 and 49) is written in a minor key, which was highly unconventional for the time. The symphony is one of Haydn's better-known works from this period. Nickname (Farewell)
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Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 |
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Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 -1959)
Heitor Villa-Lobos is among the most fascinating of the Twentieth Century. Before he was forty, he found warm acceptance from critics and the avant-garde but a cold shoulder from audiences. By the time he was sixty, the situation was exactly the opposite.
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J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
The Brandenburg concertos (BWV 1046–1051) by Johann Sebastian Bach are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, margrave of Brandenburg, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). They are widely regarded as among the finest musical compositions of the Baroque era.
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Alan Hovhaness: Prayer For Saint Gregory |
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Prayer of Saint Gregory originally written for Trumpet and String Orchestra (orchestrated for tonight’s performance for two oboes) opens with a slow moving monophonic texture, harmony that seems to hang waiting, as if in quite anticipation. |
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Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) |
Bedrich Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau)(1824 – 1884)
The two sources of the Moldau – Woods; Hunt – Peasant wedding – Moonlight; Nymphs’ round–dance – Rapids of St. John – The Moldau flows broadly onwards; Vysehrad |
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