| 单词 | symphonic |
| 例句 | Liszt’s symphonic poems, on the other hand, were a departure from this trend in that they intended to conjure up in music the pictures or the stories themselves. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The idea behind Liszt’s symphonic poems was to reduce the traditional four-movement symphony as exemplified by Beethoven into one concentrated, shorter piece that would be a musical response to a non-musical artwork. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Before I dazzle you with the symphonic sound of this unit, let me point out some of its less-appreciated features.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The person most haunted by Berlioz’s symphonic setting of Romeo and Juliet, on the other hand, was Richard Wagner, who used it as a stylistic template for his opera Tristan und Isolde in 1865. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Liszt spearheaded a shift from orchestral to illustrative music, using this 1850 painting of Attila the Hun in battle as the basis for his symphonic poem Hunnenschlacht. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He was a sort of musical embodiment of Ellis Island, with all Europe’s exhausted, oppressed cultures finding refuge and a new start in his symphonic embrace. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But that music had already reached such a point by 1913 presented progressively minded composers of symphonic orchestral music with a dilemma: where to go from here? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In its purest form, the symphonic poem style is what orchestral film music grew out of in the 1920s and ’30s, its job to support and describe something outside music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A simple cricket, no longer than half my little finger—which is rather long because I play the piano—but a cricket that is able to chirp operatic, symphonic, and popular music. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the master score of a bewitchingly complex symphonic work, the genome contains the instructions for the development and maintenance of organisms. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Haydn’s and Mozart’s obedient following of their favourite symphonic formula - Sonata Form - could not have come at a more disobedient junction in social and political history. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Sounds, colors, textures, all mash together in an enormous symphonic assault on my senses as I shrink down, smaller and smaller. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Even relatively nearby, in Vienna, Brahms ploughed his symphonic furrow, stylistically unaffected by the Bayreuth hurricanes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z To hear even this late Haydn symphony alongside this particular Beethoven work is to wonder anew at the distance the symphonic form traveled from 1791 to 1808. Music Review: A Fresh Face Confronts a Seasoned Mahler 2011-03-18T22:24:01Z "Out of only two motives, he builds this incredible 14-minute long symphonic poem for piano," he said. Daniil Trifonov, 24, is ready to make magic at Walt Disney Concert Hall 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Next, Komunyakaa reads his own poem “Night Gigging,” which similarly encapsulates, as he says, “a symphonic moment.” Poetry Podcast: Yusef Komunyakaa Reads Marilyn Hacker 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Bruckner was a Wagner devotee who strove to write spacious works that carried on, yet transformed the symphonic tradition as bequeathed from Haydn and Beethoven. Music Review: An Unlikely Pair, Making Musical Sense 2011-07-14T23:06:24Z The saturated orchestral colors recall Nelson Riddle’s symphonic pop arrangements and Samuel Barber’s gently reflective soprano monologue “Knoxville: Summer of 1915.” Review: ‘The Hours’ Will Bring Renée Fleming Back to the Met 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z As a composer, Mr. Baker wrote blues-based jazz tunes, symphonic works and compositions blending the two styles. David Baker, jazz scholar, composer and conductor, dies at 84 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Those shows, which helped draw a new audience to symphonic music, offered selections from "Zelda" and other games reorchestrated for 80 or more musicians. 'Zelda' game music becomes full-blown symphony in concert 2012-03-21T21:42:05Z The hired symphonic muscle — who would be joined by another Seattle heavyweight later on — helped some of The Who’s most progressive songs ascend to new altitudes. Review: The Who, with help from Eddie Vedder and a Seattle orchestra, wallop T-Mobile Park 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z She also likes bringing theatrical elements into symphonic settings. Three L.A. cellists save the day with last-minute musical theatrics for the Phil 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Levine never seemed quite as comfortable with symphonic repertory as with opera. A Maestro?s Four-Decade Evolution 2010-12-31T15:49:56Z Edward Gardner, formerly of the English National Opera, hasn’t always convinced in the symphonic repertoire, but he’s in fleet, energetic form here with the local orchestra, in the youthful First and more substantial Third Symphonies. Classical Playlist: Steve Reich, Mendelssohn, Bach and More 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z The orchestra, born in 1908, was the first Italian ensemble to dedicate itself primarily to the symphonic repertoire instead of opera. Antonio Pappano, a Conductor of the Old School, Makes His Carnegie Debut 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z There were other bits of symphonic George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, along with jazzy Leonard Bernstein. The L.A. Phil’s opening gala at Disney Hall finds Dudamel & Co. in full jazz swing 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z There's no attempt to force the issue, even in those passages when Schumann's invention is too prolix for his own good, and Luisi trusts the composer's often-questioned symphonic instincts. Schumann; The Symphonies; etc 2010-05-27T21:15:00Z And yet Mozart’s music abounds in dance rhythms, as the German symphonic tradition of the 19th century does not. Dance This Week: Mostly Mozart and the Battery Dance Festival 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z “It’s a little too ambitious to only have eight dancers for a half an hour of big symphonic music,” Mr. Ratmansky said. Alexei Ratmansky Has Russian Poetry and an American Pulse 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z That lineup followed almost to the letter the rigidly traditional rules of symphonic programming. Music Review: Program by the Book: Orchestral Colors? Check. Solo Showcase? Check. 2011-03-27T23:30:19Z The characters peopling the tale are largely symbolic, and the music is grandly symphonic. Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty – review 2012-12-16T00:05:50Z “Doing operas in a symphonic context is nontraditional, and I think requires a very deft touch in the first place,” Mr. Gilbert said. Music: Working With Whimsy Fit for the Philharmonic 2011-06-20T22:15:29Z But when the premiere is by the young American composer and media darling Nico Muhly, dubbed "the hottest composer on the planet" by The Daily Telegraph, even symphonic audiences sit up and take notice. SSO's premiere of Muhly work: so far, so good 2012-01-27T17:53:05Z It pings back and forth with a natural and symphonic grace. Black lives, white eyes: what's different this time is we're locked down and can't excuse it away 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Occasionally, Composed sounds indulgent, when Bischoff succumbs to syrupy, symphonic cliche; even so, its ambition and singularity are intoxicating. Jherek Bischoff: Composed – review 2012-12-20T22:00:05Z The real surprise, however, is “Autumn,” a 1910 symphonic sketch inspired by Sergei Rachmaninoff, which speaks with eloquent simplicity. Boisterous, novel effects on Prokofiev by Baltimore Symphony programmer 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z There are long sections with symphonic heft and athletic fingerwork, but many movements are brief, direct transcriptions of sacred music. Liszt’s ‘Harmonies,’ More Intimate Than Ever 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z On Sunday at 4 p.m., it’s time for some haunting — in all senses — symphonic pieces, as young musicians from the InterSchool Orchestras of New York offer “PhilharMonster!” Spare Times for Children for Oct. 31-Nov. 6 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s an alluring piece, although according to the program book, conductors often shun it because it is only “intermittently symphonic.” Music Review: Schnittke-Inspired Focus! Concludes With Gubaidulina Work 2014-02-04T22:09:26Z Apart from symphonic works, he also composed chamber music, solo concertos and ballet music. French composer Dutilleux dies at 97 2013-05-22T14:11:20Z But after a beginning that was, typically, mesmerizing and confounding, the ending came together gorgeously and symphonically to suggest that there was a chance. Review: The Leftovers Season Finale: Don't Let's Go to the Dogs 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z No composer in history has so infused young people with symphonic joy. John Williams' mastery on display at L.A. Philharmonic season opener 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z But Mr. Davies, it must be said, has kept the form alive with vigor, producing through four decades a body of symphonic work whose substance and integrity can properly be called Sibelian. Music Review: Beating the ‘Curse of the Ninth’ 2014-02-04T13:01:10Z Despite his heavy symphonic schedule, Mr. Nelsons is determined to keep a hand in opera. Young Conductor at the Forefront of His Field 2010-04-20T11:45:00Z Hindemith borrowed obscure tunes from Weber and, in a true metamorphosis, generated a delightful, dazzling and ingenious four-movement symphonic suite. Music Review: At the Philharmonic, an Uneven Blend of Jazz 2010-09-23T05:53:00Z TREND: Concert halls are seeing a surge in operatic and symphonic music celebrating notable African Americans. What's coming in 2018: Arts 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Though he counts himself “a fan,” he said that he was more familiar with symphonic music and that he was a die-hard fan of the American musical. City Opera?s New Chairman Is Singing an Uplifting Aria 2011-02-14T23:02:14Z Most important, though, is this arresting account of Fine’s Symphony, composed in 1962 for the Boston Symphony, a major contribution to the American symphonic repertoire that has been inexplicably neglected. Classical Playlist: Tchaikovsky, Leonard Bernstein and More 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z This was, quite simply, one of the most important symphonic concerts in a very long time. Prom 14: Stuttgart Radio SO/Norrington ? review 2011-07-26T10:11:47Z The idea stemmed from an invitation in 2009 from New Zealand's Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a symphonic version of "Elect the Dead." System of a Down's Tankian explores new "Harmonies" 2010-08-21T01:04:00Z His accounts of the overture In the South, the Introduction and Allegro for strings, and the symphonic study Falstaff are also hard to beat. Adrian Boult: Complete EMI Elgar Recordings – review 2013-06-20T19:15:01Z And when they play him, which of the messy labyrinth of editions of his symphonic pieces should they use? Review: An Orchestra Manages to Capture That Ellington Swing 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Grémillon may have abandoned music for the cinema, but his musical background remains evident in the symphonic construction of his films. DVD: New on DVD: ‘Jean Grémillon During the Occupation’ 2012-07-29T03:13:01Z The backing is sparse to start, with "ooh-oohs" that tug at the heartstrings, before becoming more rhythmic and symphonic, with swelling horns as part of an already busy mix. New band of the day: Fyfe (No 1,464) 2013-03-04T16:34:00Z It’s an album of nearly symphonic roots-rock and selected extras — accordion, uilleann pipes, gospel choruses — to get close to other forms and visions, and then some temporary downshifts into sparer and less narrative modes. New Music: Albums From Bruce Springsteen and Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland 2014-01-13T23:21:05Z The interludes based on symphonic works Toscanini did conduct are mortifying to the extent they are hijacked to serve as program music. Review: In ‘Maestro,’ a Downbeat Look at the Great Toscanini 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z And from Mozart’s symphonic catalog, Mr. Langrée is closing his program with the Symphony No. 38. The Week Ahead: July 29 — Aug. 4 2012-07-30T13:57:52Z Fittingly, the first large-scale work he conducted as a student of 16 was Mahler’s symphonic debut, and it appeared on the concert officially inaugurating Dudamel’s directorship of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2009. Gustavo Dudamel, one of world’s best-known conductors, to bring LA Phil to Seattle 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z In 1813, Beethoven wrote a symphonic work so noisy and trite that most scholars consider it an embarrassment. Loud, Louder, Loudest: How Classical Music Started to Roar 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Her widest-reaching project, the 2004 symphonic poem “Made in America,” has been performed by more than 65 orchestras in all 50 states. At 80, Joan Tower Says Great Music Comes ‘in the Risks’ 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Radio stations broadcast symphonic concerts from the early 1920s on. An Opera Lover Tests Streaming Services 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Bryars' eloquent score has an overriding melancholic quality with an effortless flow between onstage jazz and the more symphonic style of the pit band. In 'Marilyn Forever,' Monroe yearns to be merely herself 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z In particular it played classic symphonic Bach, with rich vibrato and depth. Music Review: Pinchas Zukerman Leads Philharmonic in Bach and Mozart 2012-06-07T21:47:01Z A film adaptation of “The Snowman,” which was released in 1982 and features the haunting “Walking in the Air” in its symphonic score, was nominated for the Academy Award for best animated short film. Raymond Briggs, Illustrator of ‘The Snowman,’ Dies at 88 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z More often than not the organs are employed for their practical usefulness, whether part of a symphonic work or church service. The proof is in: The pipe organ is still the king of instruments 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z But this 1814 installment in Beethoven’s symphonic output — his shortest, at only 25 minutes — is a wonder of concision that asks more questions than it answers, and masks its innovations in lightheartedness and seeming irony. The Ultimate Beethoven Symphony Collection 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Anthony Ross, the orchestra’s principal cellist, said in a statement: “We are thrilled to return to Orchestra Hall, our home, and the home for world class symphonic music in this community.” ArtsBeat: Minnesota Orchestra Announces First Concert After Lockout 2014-01-17T21:07:02Z Introduced in Pittsburgh this month, this symphonic poem commemorates the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s book of the same title — and, by extension, the birth of modern environmentalism. The Week Ahead 2012-02-24T20:02:05Z “It’s very symphonic to my ear,” he says. Auburn tribute performer Randy Hansen still living the Jimi Hendrix experience 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z For years, the Metropolitan Opera has gently encroached on the symphonic terrain of its Lincoln Center neighbors with orchestral concerts at Carnegie Hall. Lincoln Center and New York Philharmonic to Collaborate on Operas 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Young recently told the Sydney Morning Herald that she plans to conduct more symphonic music than opera now, and she will be traveling more, including to the United States. CD reviews: Trifonov channels Rachmaninoff, Young’s Bruckner 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z “Here, in a tale of middle-aged angst and literary desperation, all the themes and stylistic experiments of Amis’s earlier fiction come together in a symphonic whole.” A Brief Guide to Martin Amis’s Books 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Her father, Leon, was a pianist, composer and symphonic conductor. Monica Lewis Dies at 93; Her Apple-Pie Appeal Sold Chiquita’s Bananas 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Existing somewhere between the informality of the pop-up concert and the pomp of the major symphonic or operatic showcase, these are sorely missed, too. The Thrill of a Contemporary Classical Concert, Captured on Disc 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z The NSO offers air conditioning, world-class conductors and the whole symphonic repertoire. Military bands offer musicians great jobs, similar challenges to orchestras While preparing the premiere of his symphonic hymn to mankind, which sets Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” in its finale, Beethoven was abusive to devoted assistants like Anton Schindler, an early biographer. Books of The Times: Harvey Sachs?s ?Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824? 2010-06-17T21:09:00Z In fact, you have to leap forward to 1988 to find a British production that finally did full justice to Williams's symphonic play. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Tennessee Williams's southern discomfort 2012-09-30T19:00:11Z Pavel Trojan Jr., a festival representative, said in an email that the festival “brings the best symphonic orchestras, ensembles, soloists and conductors to Prague.” Spring Symphonies in Prague 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Harry Jacobus did symphonic things with pastels, which no else appeared to be using. Art Review: Robert Duncan and Jess, and Their Wonderland of Art 2014-01-16T22:59:26Z Carter intended the work to be a symphonic portrait of the poet Hart Crane, with specific reference to his poem The Bridge. Eilliott Carter: music of storms and stillness 2013-06-07T08:00:27Z So far, there has been no big, symphonic novel about the war in Iraq. Review: ‘War Porn’ Widens the Field of Vision About the Costs in Iraq 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z The wunderkind somehow poured a symphonic melody into the 12-bar blues structure and "solved" the challenge of the run-on lyrics in the middle of the verse. Remembering Jerry Leiber, the 'Hound Dog' Poet of Rock 'n' Roll 2011-08-24T06:10:00Z The opening slow symphonic whooshes recall the harmonic palette of that record, so the songs, at first, only trigger memories of “The Golden Age” and “Lost Cause.” Lou Barlow: “The thing that I equate most with Beck is generosity” 2014-02-26T00:32:00Z A year later he had put together and recorded a wonderfully evocative symphonic poem. War Horse: adapt and survive 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z These symphonic rockers are bringing back a new version of their iconic “Christmas Eve and Other Stories” tour. Listen: From Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Cautious Clay and more, a playlist of songs by musicians playing in Seattle Nov. 22-28 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The action grows symphonic in scope, but it's a strangely lumpy symphony with an abrupt wrap-up and an oddball disproportion between themes stated and themes explored. Ward Just's novel 'Rodin's Debutante': converging lives, loose ends 2011-03-09T23:49:04Z Schubert, though a gifted pianist, succumbed to the technical challenges of the “Wanderer,” his most symphonic and virtuosic piece for keyboard. Music Review: Paul Lewis Shows Schubert?s Depth at 92nd Street Y - Review 2011-10-19T22:26:57Z His seventh and final symphony is perhaps as close to symphonic perfection as a mortal can achieve. The Rest is Noise festival: what's your favourite piece of 20th-century music? 2012-11-29T20:00:02Z On “Heavy in Your Arms,” that band’s lead singer, Florence Welch, belts lyrics perfectly suited to the story line, over a backdrop that grows almost symphonic in scale. Critics? Choice: New CD?s by Christina Aguilera and Lil Jon 2010-06-06T22:04:00Z And for years he had been conducting symphonic orchestras to acclaim around the world, forging special relationships with the Chicago Symphony during the Ravinia Festival each summer, and the Berlin Philharmonic and other ensembles. Critic?s Notebook: A Maestro?s Unfinished Legacy 2011-03-03T23:23:55Z The vigorous, feisty second movement is like a cross between a symphonic scherzo and an Eastern European dance. Music Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-04T21:35:50Z The symphonic richness of the playing is an asset. Classical Playlist: 'West Side Story,' Schubert, Haydn and More 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z He condensed the big Mahlerian symphonic ideal into a piece for individuals. The Music Academy of the West's grand adventure 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z BBC2 Tonight, the National Youth Orchestra will tackle Paul Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the 19th-century French composer's playful symphonic work inspired by Goethe's poem, and now probably best remembered for its inclusion in Disney's Fantasia. BBC Proms 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z Mr. Bartoletti, who rarely strayed from the opera podium to conduct symphonic works, was not known to be especially peripatetic. Bruno Bartoletti, Maestro Who Shaped Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dies at 86 2013-06-14T02:00:47Z But it might not be unfair to suggest that two simultaneous performances of this summit of Beethoven's symphonic output were taking place. Tacoma and Cienfuegos, Cuba, celebrate a musical partnership 2012-10-06T21:10:05Z His symphonic style “anticipates film structures,” Mr. Thomas said, and his pieces are “conceived as a panorama of scenes.” Tanglewood Batons: Thomas, Dohnanyi and Mena 2010-07-08T22:06:00Z "It's more encompassing the spirit of those artists in an original symphonic piece." Seattle Symphony embraces rock, jazz giants 2011-10-13T20:14:09Z He was deeply offended when the great span of symphonic music he produced was rejected and just a few fragments of it used, all reharmonised and reorchestrated. Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas 2010-08-19T20:59:00Z This is Mozart at his most searching and personal, with a symphonic weight and lyrical profundity that anticipate Beethoven. Mitsuko Uchida's makes for eloquent Mozart with CSO 2011-01-28T18:48:33Z Revisiting “The Transit of Venus” in 2011, the New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend wrote that the “prose is magic on the page, somehow at once surgical and symphonic.” Shirley Hazzard in The New Yorker 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The conceit of the evening was music by young composers feistily experimenting with the symphonic style. The Music Academy of the West's grand adventure 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z His brilliance lay primarily in his move away from the big symphonic set pieces used by his contemporaries towards structures based around successive points of sharp, focused concentration. Herrmann: Citizen Kane; Hangover Square 2010-04-08T21:20:00Z “City Noir” is a symphonic meditation on what he calls “the dark, eerie chiaroscuro” of Hollywood noir films and the anxious energy of postwar Los Angeles. Contemporary music icon John Adams is both composer and conductor in Seattle Symphony return engagement 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Yet nothing is quite as condensed as the Seventh Symphony itself: a summation of a lifetime's reshaping of symphonic form, compressed into a single movement barely longer than a Mahlerian scherzo. BBC Phil/Storgårds – review 2013-06-14T16:30:56Z Instead, he had to extract musical contents from a complex mesh of instrumental and vocal lines and shape them into an entirely new symphonic creature. At SSO: Adams' 'Doctor Atomic Symphony' 2011-12-29T21:18:04Z It relies almost exclusively on archive footage and clips from Hollywood movies – there are no talking heads to slow the pace – plus a splendid soundtrack, with lashings of symphonic Beethoven at key moments. Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States – box set review 2013-07-11T14:00:01Z Slatkin's reading favored flat-out symphonic brilliance more than atmosphere, although his subtle handling of dynamics as the cellos crept into the hazy opening pages of the first movement was much to be admired. CSO goes to the mat for sub conductor 2011-01-21T17:34:13Z They captured both the conversational exchanges and symphonic depths of the restless final movement, a fluid theme and variations. Review: Martin Frost, Clarinet Virtuoso, Dazzles as He Dances 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Less imposing halls need to be found for the symphonic repertory. Let’s Get Intimate. Big Music Doesn’t Need Huge Halls. 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The orchestral playing was first rate, but perhaps Vänskä was guilty of taking the work at face value, of respecting its symphonic credentials too much. LPO/V?nks? - review 2010-10-17T21:31:00Z “Don Quixote” is a virtual cello concerto in the guise of a symphonic poem. Barenboim brings West-Eastern Divan to D.C. for the first time 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Some of the earlier performances, while excellently played, have a rough-and-ready quality — an adjunct to their vitality — that is supplanted later by a symphonic richness. A Maestro?s Four-Decade Evolution 2010-12-31T15:49:56Z Mr. Stratta conducted and produced albums devoted to symphonic adaptations of different musical forms, including “Symphonic Tango” and “Symphonic Boleros.” Ettore Stratta, Music Producer and Conductor, Dies at 82 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Davis and the orchestra furnished capable accompaniments along with readings of symphonic favorites by Reznicek, Britten, Smetana and Richard Strauss, solidly done save for a disastrous trumpet clam at the end of Smetana's "Ma Vlast." A diva with many hats, Fleming delights fans 2010-12-14T16:19:34Z Of course, it is one of the jewels of the symphonic world, and its performances in Washington, courtesy of Washington Performing Arts, are always pretty wonderful. Philadelphians reliably glorious in all-too-reliable repertory 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Of the 20th century's numerous symphonic composers, Jean Sibelius is an unparalleled genius. The Rest is Noise festival: what's your favourite piece of 20th-century music? 2012-11-29T20:00:02Z In a deceptively virtuosic display, he embraced symphonic innocence as play and without a trace of condescension. Dudamel gives Schubertian tragedy a surprising buoyancy 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The vernacular elements sounded freshest when Mr. Marsalis folded them into passages of symphonic mass, with thick, pungent chords and boldly fractured phrases. Review: Wynton Marsalis’s Urban Symphony for the Philharmonic 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z With a combination of sure technique and enthusiasm, he knows how to get a symphonic work up and running, whether by Haydn, Mahler or Unsuk Chin. Critic’s Notebook: Alan Gilbert Shapes a Legacy of Change at the Philharmonic 2013-07-15T20:46:01Z The tour promises to reimagine Sting's "most celebrated songs" within a symphonic context. Sting to tour with Royal Philharmonic 2010-02-26T02:10:00Z That Mahler was to have been his first foray into the standard symphonic literature with the orchestra, a reminder that Mr. Petrenko’s orchestral repertoire is not as wide as that of some other candidates. Berlin Philharmonic Selects Kirill Petrenko to Succeed Simon Rattle 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The massive, funereal finale and coda were symphonic in scope and bracing sound. Review: All-star piano trio leaves listeners with a royal flush 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Now she is set to take over the first professional symphony orchestra in the Nordic region, which between 1892 and 1923 premiered most symphonic works by Jean Sibelius, with the composer himself on the podium. Malkki at helm of Finnish orchestra cracks glass ceiling 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Another podcast, “Sticky Notes,” hosted by conductor Joshua Weilerstein and dealing primarily in symphonic music, is similarly informative and accessible, yet lacking in scope. A Luminous ‘Aria Code’ Joins a Meager Field of Classical Music Podcasts 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z And he got to fulfill all his fantasies about creating a symphonic opus to match his visual imagination on his album, using a 30-piece orchestra to help bring the songs to vivid life. New band of the day - Woodkid (No 1,437) 2013-01-23T17:08:03Z The symphonic poem Indra, recorded uncut for the first time, followed three years after the symphony, during a period when Holst was working on his first opera, Sita, based upon the Sanskrit epic The Ramayana. Holst: Whitman Overture; Cotswolds Symphony; Indra; Japanese Suite, etc – review 2012-07-04T14:13:23Z Mr. Slatkin is a major conductor of symphonic repertory and contemporary music. Toscanini and Giulini Put Their Mark on ?Traviata? 2010-04-04T21:37:00Z Both symphonies, however, continually thwart symphonic logic, proceeding as though controlled by nature, ideas breaking off suddenly or recombining with the unpredictability of clouds on a windy day. Making Sibelius modern with Esa-Pekka Salonen 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z It’s a symphonic work about transience and loss, related in artwork that has some of Edward Hopper’s moody, light-struck realism. ‘Here,' Richard McGuire’s New Graphic Novel 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Hardship has hit the Met’s orchestra, too, whose members, unlike their peers at many other major American symphonic ensembles, have gone unpaid. The Metropolitan Opera Cancels All Fall Performances 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z It’s become a symphonic symbol of nationalism and globalism, colonialism and freedom. At G-20, Beethoven Sends a Mixed Message to Trump 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z In the United States, though, his early symphonic and stage works remained largely unknown. Kurt Weill: How Germany Finally Unearthed a National Treasure 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z That history aside, the war in Europe distressed Britten, and this dark, driven symphonic requiem is an inventive early response. Music Review: Exploring Themes of War, Both the Existential and the Concrete 2011-05-13T22:45:09Z Honest or not, the symphonic result seems to me unrelievedly hostile and rebarbative in manner, even the music associated with Renate's entry into a convent being far from unshadowed in its tranquillity. Review: Baleful Prokofiev yields to dazzling Tchaikovsky at Seattle Symphony 2010-11-12T20:16:00Z In Walker’s second novel, written with symphonic sweep and generous attention to parent-child relationships, panic spreads as swiftly as the sleeping sickness that’s paralyzing a small California town. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z He’s written a symphonic piece with Ben Folds slated for next spring and made large-scale abstract images based on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to serve as audience meditation aids. Uninvited Pigeon invades author Mo Willems’ TV special 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Considering the importance of Mozart and his symphonic output, this is a record of neglect. The Proms' neglect of Mozart means we are losing touch with his true genius 2012-07-19T21:00:04Z Thanks to his rich catalog of symphonic and chamber music, Still, who died in 1978 at 83, was widely known as the pathbreaking “dean” of Black American composers. A Black Composer’s Intense Opera Gets a Rare Staging 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Few would deny that it constitutes one of the most powerful and engrossing of all symphonic statements. RLPO/Petrenko – review 2013-03-24T17:59:19Z The symphonic textures require scrupulous parsing to keep up with the buzz of activity. Char Prescott and Ryo Yanagitani perform varied program in S&R Foundation’s opener Once the film was ready, Hisaishi would write the score, which could also be released in a symphonic suite version. The Composer Who Turns Hayao Miyazaki’s Humane Touch Into Music 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z "Heavy Harvest" is symphonic; the other, untitled canvas is also large, but conceptually, more of a chamber piece. Thomas Eggerer's 'Harvest,' a heavy burden for unseen rewards 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z If a new appointment were to come in the midst of that, the Staatskapelle Berlin seems likeliest, not least because of its union of symphonic and operatic responsibilities, like Thielemann’s Dresden job. One of the World’s Great Maestros Is Suddenly a Free Agent 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Besides the French composer's final symphonic work, the bill includes Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra," with its titanic first measure closely associated since 1968 with Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." It's good to be benched: Seattle Symphony organist is key part of upcoming program 2011-03-25T00:03:40Z The idea, powered by symphony chairwoman Leslie Chihuly, was to connect pop and symphonic music, and draw new people into the symphony's sounds — and seats. A salute to those fighting good fights 2012-06-12T03:57:03Z His development of symphonic jazz and his association with George Gershwin, from whom he commissioned “Rhapsody in Blue,” left a permanent mark on American music. ‘King of Jazz’ now playing — once again — in living Technicolor 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z In “The Surrendered,” Mr. Lee moved beyond the domestic realism of his earlier books to create an ambitious, symphonic novel that addressed the emotional fallout of the Korean War. Books of The Times: ‘On Such a Full Sea,’ Chang-rae Lee’s Tale of Dystopia 2014-01-13T20:24:34Z Along with his rock albums, Mr. McCartney has released four classical albums since 1991: two oratorios, a “symphonic poem” called “Standing Stone” and an album of shorter pieces, “Working Classical.” Paul McCartney?s ?Ocean Kingdom? at City Ballet 2011-09-11T04:00:07Z Welcome to the London Philharmonic Orchestra's concert in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts, the first symphonic concert to take place here. LPO Music in the Courtyard - introduction by Timothy Walker 2012-08-29T21:53:14Z And after Bernstein made his sensational, last-minute debut with the New York Philharmonic at 25, his destiny seemed set in the symphonic world. Gustavo Dudamel Hasn’t Conducted Much Opera. That’s OK. 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z He composed several symphonic works, including "Wilderness Suite," which was commissioned by the U.S. Composer, lyricist Richard Adler dies at 90 in NY 2012-06-22T16:01:15Z LENOX, Mass. — For most visitors, a weekend here at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, begins and ends in the Shed, where the standard symphonic literature is played from Friday through Sunday. A Weekend Can Span Centuries at Tanglewood 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z His symphonic utterances are so profoundly individual, and yet, despite their inherent Finnish quality, speak a universal musical truth. The Rest is Noise festival: what's your favourite piece of 20th-century music? 2012-11-29T20:00:02Z The result was that happy rarity: a symphonic concert with a sustained mood. Jeffrey Kahane Conducts New York Philharmonic 2014-03-21T22:19:16Z It begins with a show-offy introduction and then takes off happily, following symphonic convention but with many instances of genuine invention and distinct personality. Dudamel gives Schubertian tragedy a surprising buoyancy 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Above all, they are essential to bringing out the most complex flavors in a dish, as well as achieving a symphonic balance. What is sambal oelek? 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Though tonal enough to be assigned a key, the three-movement work is not conventionally symphonic, its episodic outer movements seeming more concerned with color than with structure. Music Review: Spring for Music, a Festival of Orchestras, Plays Carnegie Hall 2014-05-09T22:21:55Z Michael Dadap, the dedicated music director of the society’s symphonic ensemble, will conduct this ambitious program, which opens with Beethoven’s “Leonore” Overture No. 3 and concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. Opera & Classical Music Listings for May 2-8 2014-05-01T22:04:07Z A question hung in the air: Why is Ellington still a relative symphonic rarity? Review: An Orchestra Manages to Capture That Ellington Swing 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Exquisite violin solos are woven throughout the symphonic suite, evoking the voice of Scheherazade as she spins her tales. NGA and St. Petersburg orchestras in lively concert at National Gallery 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Several passages, especially those aimed frontally at the audience, are far less subtle than Mahler’s symphonic song cycle. Review: From Royal Ballet, a Blend of Enchantment and Intensity 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The style is symphonic rock or chamber pop — strings, drums, keyboard, woodwinds and more that twine together in a sound that is undulating and lush. Review: ‘The Good Swimmer’ Stays Out of the Deep End 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z This is a man who, according to his daughter, Anna Sophia, brings symphonic scores with him on family vacations. L.A. meets the future conductor of the New York Philharmonic 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Programs were typically longer and more varied than those presented today, with a mix of vocal, symphonic and chamber works. Bar and Bathroom Lines, Molto Adagio 2014-04-18T20:59:14Z He then fashioned a symphonic score with an African heartbeat. How Ludwig Goransson Became Directors’ Secret Musical Weapon 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z But there’s a catch: Hindemith’s inventive orchestral writing is generally heard in his own symphonic adaptation. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z It's almost symphonic drunkenness: it develops in individual movements. Playing drunk: Now, what was I shaying? 2011-03-23T21:31:10Z But Beethoven more or less started the idea of the composer as colossus: a heroic visionary with a rare link to transcendent realms, creating symphonic works for the ages. Trump Is Wrong if He Thinks Symphonies Are Superior 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Written for a small orchestra, the first symphonies begin to expand on the agreeable classical symphonic model of Haydn. L.A. Phil digs into early Beethoven, explores what is immortal 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z “And what might be considered a really fast tempo for traditional symphonic music is an average tempo for animation.” Live orchestra to animate Disney 'Silly Symphony' short films from the 1930s 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But a steady stream of guest conductors and guest soloists colors each symphonic season. Search for Gerard Schwarz's successor at SSO is a broad-ranging and discreet one 2010-05-21T22:07:00Z On the plus side, "Singer always has a neat special effect, a well-timed gag or an action set piece around the corner, whipping up the action towards a symphonic climax." 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' compelling, if convoluted, early reviews say 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Baker in particular makes almost symphonic use of pauses and silences, without the menace they carry in the plays of Harold Pinter or David Mamet. Amy Herzog and Others Bring New Voices to Stage 2012-06-07T16:47:59Z Sting's output over the last decade has included an album of lute music and 2010's Symphonicities, which featured symphonic covers of some of his songs. Sting 'to release new disc of songs' 2013-06-04T09:43:26Z But the finale only makes meaningful sense when it serves as the fulfillment of a profound symphonic argument, which will be the case with four full Ninths coming up. Diplomatic Dudamel leads a fervent Beethoven charge at Disney Hall 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “We wanted to share with new audience members the power of live symphonic experience,” Mr. Morlot said. Debating the Seattle Orchestra’s Foray With Sir Mix-A-Lot 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Brahms’s youthful, tumultuous concerto, symphonic in scope, opens with a dramatic roll of thunder from the timpani. Music Review: From a Chair, Not a Bench, Exploring Brahms?s Poetry 2011-01-23T22:51:13Z Williams’s score is generous and rollicking and inscribed in the old symphonic tradition of 1940s Hollywood as surely as George Lucas’s film. Perspective | As a classical music critic, I used to think the ‘Star Wars’ score was beneath me. I was wrong. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Juba Dance, from Symphony No. 1 in E minor, by Florence Price, is an engaging symphonic piece that will gently elevate the heart rate during a warm-up phase. Why you should consider adding classical music to your exercise playlist 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z It’s home to the National Institutes of Health, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a symphonic concert venue and a collection of biotech firms. The end comes for another local newspaper, 165 years after it began 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The concerto is a way of symphonic life. Concertos take the lead at L.A. Phil, L.A. Chamber Orchestra 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Wheeldon offers his 20th work for City Ballet, “American Rhapsody,” set to the symphonic version of George Gershwin’s 1924 “Rhapsody in Blue.” Dance Listings for April 29-May 5 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z He aspired to a symphonic career but gravitated to jazz out of necessity. Joe Wilder, Horn Player, Dies at 92; Elegance Was His Theme Song 2014-05-10T00:40:17Z But the Israel Chamber Orchestra is going further, performing Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, the lyrical 20-minute symphonic piece he wrote for his wife Cosima. Dance with the devil 2011-07-26T08:01:01Z Uplift might be Ted Lasso's brand, but sorrow is the baseline that gives his story a symphonic heft. Keep on believing in "Ted Lasso" because its second season is richer and sweeter than the first 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Tankian was hard at work earlier this summer preparing fans for his symphonic transition by performing numerous concerts with backing orchestras in Europe. System of a Down's Tankian explores new "Harmonies" 2010-08-21T01:04:00Z It can — even a work like this one, whose symphonic cluelessness not incidentally suggests just how out of touch Iran may be with the West. 2010-02-03T21:58:00Z The final Ninth is his one and only full symphonic masterpiece. Schubert's surprising relevance: Dudamel mines the promise of youth in trying times 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z These four novels have the symphonic intricacy of Anthony Powell’s “A Dance to the Music of Time” and the intensity and sense of place of Lawrence Durrell’s “The Alexandria Quartet.” Review: Elena Ferrante’s ‘The Story of the Lost Child,’ the Finale in a Quartet 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Finally, Would It Be Impossible evokes Thom Bell's symphonic soul productions for Delfonics, with sitars and a chord progression last heard on La La Means I Love You. New band of the day ? No 793: The Superimposers 2010-05-24T16:42:00Z As he often pointed out to those who pegged him as only an opera composer, he also wrote some 120 other pieces, including symphonic scores, chamber works and songs. Jack Beeson, Composer and Teacher, Dies at 88 2010-06-09T04:58:00Z That success did not translate to Mr. Gorecki’s other works, but anyone who explored further found a rich, varied catalog of symphonic, chamber and choral scores, many as moving as the symphony. Music Review: Henryk Gorecki Memorial Concert at Le Poisson Rouge - Review 2011-11-13T22:31:49Z Competition is less fierce in the smaller-scale ballad The Fiddler's Child, completed in 1913, and the symphonic poem The Ballad of Blaník, finished six years later. Leos Janáček: Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; The Ballad of Blaník; The Fiddler's Child – review 2013-05-23T20:40:01Z An enormous orchestral downbeat brings back the booming chorus of “Carry That Weight” as the music strains toward the grand “symphonic” finale that George Martin envisioned for “Abbey Road.” When the Beatles Walked Offstage: Fifty Years of “Abbey Road” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Even when playing with a quartet in the busiest years of his career, he used the entire keyboard to symphonic effect — sounding like a solo pianist even as he left big patches of wide-open space. For the First Time, Thelonious Monk’s Songbook Swings Solo 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Last week focused spectacularly upon his interests and strengths — new music, Finnish music, new Finnish music, symphonic showpieces. Salonen, Denk serve meat-and-potatoes Mozart, Beethoven 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z After intermission on Tuesday, with the stage reset, the program gave the orchestra chances to demonstrate its full symphonic excellence. Music Review: San Francisco Symphony?s American Mavericks Series 2012-03-29T21:34:57Z Mozart in the Jungle scored an early Golden Globe win that could have presaged wider favor, but America had trouble latching on to a musical-drama set in the fast-paced world of professional symphonic performance. Full stream ahead: how Amazon's TV shows need to up their game 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Monk was the master of the single note, perfectly selected, timed, and struck so that it would have a symphonic amplitude. The Best of Thelonious Monk 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z One problem that was never adequately addressed was how to make the concert hall work for a symphonic performance. The Sydney Opera House Goes Quiet. Finally. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The music is denser and more intricate, conjuring symphonic grandeur alongside overdriven noise. That Dog. Made Its First Album in 22 Years. A Lot Has Changed. 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Critics found themselves praising van Zweden’s adventurousness, while also saying his exuberance could get out of hand in sometimes blaring performances of symphonic standards. Jaap van Zweden to Step Down as New York Philharmonic’s Maestro 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Villaume also will maintain a schedule of symphonic performances, including concerts with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and the Slovenian Philharmonic. New Dallas Opera music director named 2013-04-30T18:39:09Z “Today, it is not enough to be an exceptional symphonic musician,” Mr. van Zweden said in a statement. Dallas Symphony Aims to Develop Musical Leadership 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z For that matter, Bruckner is the essence of the Hollywood symphonic sound as well. Bruckner as a holiday treat? The L.A. Phil thinks so 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Little on the surface of “Split” resembles Mr. Williams’s scores, but Mr. Norman’s symphonic works are suffused with cinematic scope. Andrew Norman on Loving ‘Star Wars’ and Pushing Musical Boundaries 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The summit is one of the dazzlingly loudest moments in all the standard symphonic literature. L.A. Phil and Semyon Bychkov achieve a musical summit with 'Alpine Symphony' 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z A Venezuelan conductor and Chinese pianist, the two greatest classical superstars of their generation, played two much-loved Russian symphonic works of the late 19th century. At the Hollywood Bowl, Gustavo Dudamel and Lang Lang do their bit for cultural healing 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z It can afford its own fabulous resident orchestra, made up of members from many of Europe's top symphonic ensembles. At the Lucerne Festival, even hip-hop skateboarders love Pierre Boulez 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z But a new “symphonic version” given its premiere by the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Sunday night at the Hollywood Bowl proved ever so less Sondheim-centric than the original 2010 Broadway revue. ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’: A Broadway baby in symphonic clothes 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z But that glosses over his deep knowledge of the symphonic repertory. Music: Will Crutchfield, Preaching the Gospel of Bel Canto 2010-07-03T17:17:00Z We’re especially thankful that she wishes to support our musicians, and that she shares our belief that all people should be able to experience symphonic music.” Taylor Swift Gives $50,000 to Seattle Symphony 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Martucci helped keep alive the tradition of Italian symphonic music at a time when, as Mr. Muti told the audience, “everyone was writing operas and making more money.” Music Review: Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-10-07T22:03:08Z “Pop concerts create an audience for Pops concerts, not an audience for classical symphonic concerts.” Debating the Seattle Orchestra’s Foray With Sir Mix-A-Lot 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z But the president’s smug invocation of the Western symphonic heritage also pressed a sore spot for me as a music critic. Trump Is Wrong if He Thinks Symphonies Are Superior 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z And under Mr. Levine the orchestra, which plays a lot of Wagner and Mozart in the opera house, infused Brahms’s symphonic sound with both Wagnerian richness and Mozartean clarity. Review: The Met Orchestra’s Season Concludes Under James Levine’s Soaring Baton 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The BSO has not always offered a full symphonic complement in the past, for budgetary and other reasons, and so it was gratifying to see a large, well-balanced ensemble. BSO at Strathmore: A well-balanced ensemble that hits right at the surface In fact, the show proves unexpected in all the right ways when Te Amo balloons from a hazy slip of a thing into a colossal, symphonic marvel. Atlas Sound – review 2012-07-23T14:44:51Z Its hundreds of recordings include the soundtrack to Walt Disney's 1940 film "Fantasia," which helped popularize symphonic music in the U.S. Musicians clamor for answers from Philly Orchestra 2011-04-25T21:08:12Z In other words, this group came from Toluca without a single symphonic composition. Mexican orchestra, deservedly obscure, shows too many holes 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Today his symphonic scores turn up mostly as curiosities. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Plays Carl Nielsen Symphony 2012-06-15T21:52:06Z Famously modest, he wields authority at the podium with minimal means, leading symphonic accounts that are notable less for what they say than what they don’t. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Is the Star 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z “I could all of the sudden feel O.K. about writing a big symphonic movement with a big climax in it,” he added. Andrew Norman on Loving ‘Star Wars’ and Pushing Musical Boundaries 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Mr. Rattle is clearly conscious that symphonic interpretations of the “Passion” have been criticized for stolidity and heaviness; he and his magnificent players keep the tempos and textures weighty but always in motion. In DVD of ‘St. Matthew Passion,’ Hints of Sellars’s Future 2012-06-08T19:21:28Z Yet the music also has Romantic flourishes and symphonic majesty. Music Review: Wagner?s ?Rienzi? From Opera Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-01T00:07:03Z And while he had earned fame and accolades as a symphonic conductor, he had less experience in opera. Gustavo Dudamel, Star Maestro, to Resign From Paris Opera 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z He wanted to do everything, be it standard symphonic repertory or all kinds of new music, from avant garde to pop. After five years of Gustavo Dudamel, what's next? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z We can even play some excerpts symphonically in Philadelphia and then have the world premiere at the Met as a fully staged opera. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Will Shake Things Up at the Met Opera 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z “All improvisation, like an endless symphonic conversation,” he declared, rightly. Music Review: Milton Graves at Center of Vision Festival’s Opening Night 2013-06-13T21:03:09Z Both Bruckner and the Minimalists wrote big works that evolve gradually over long stretches of time, and if Bruckner’s symphonic wanderings do indeed point toward Minimalism, his music is revolutionary. Music Review: A Concept Is Minimal. The Works Sure Aren?t. 2011-07-16T00:02:19Z We are long past the time when extensive podium experience is regarded as an absolute prerequisite for performance of the symphonic repertory’s grandest works. Music Review: Daniel Harding Conducts New York Philharmonic in Mahler 2011-12-03T00:28:20Z And then there is that Adagio, easily the greatest elegy in all symphonic literature. Mahler lives! Dudamel gives his most impressive performance yet with L.A. Phil 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Walt Disney Concert Hall, the coolest symphonic performance space in America, remains a big draw. Music Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-03-18T20:43:32Z With the addition of extra passages, including four orchestral songs, it is part cantata and part symphonic poem, but above all a portrait of Brazil and its forests. Villa-Lobos: Floresta do Amazonas 2010-08-19T20:59:00Z Norman O. Scribner, founder and artistic director of the Choral Arts Society of Washington, one of the region’s preeminent symphonic choirs, died March 22 at his home in the District. Norman Scribner, who founded D.C. Choral Arts Society, dies at 79 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z On Dec. 8, the band and its symphonic friends recorded this third version, which also boasted a raucous timpani part, played by Mr. McCartney, and an Indian zither, played by George Harrison. George Martin and the Beatles: A Producer’s Impact, in Five Songs 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z This letter sheds light on Liszt’s passion for transcribing songs, symphonic music and excerpts from operas into all manner of piano fantasies and paraphrases. Critic?s Notebook: A Renaissance Man Before the Renaissance 2011-08-23T12:00:00Z It is a linear, at times almost traditionally symphonic work, with motifs and episodes exchanged and even occasionally developed in writing of considerable discipline. LSO/Harding – review 2013-02-08T12:46:35Z His program on Friday at 11 a.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. features symphonic poems — Stravinsky’s “The Song of the Nightingale” and Zemlinsky’s “The Mermaid” — and Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto, with Judith LeClair. Opera and Classical Music Listings for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:31:11Z Unlike the sweet and symphonic “Expecting to Fly” appearing on Buffalo Springfield Again, Young’s live rendition is stark and bold. Neil Young Live Album Reveals Singer-Songwriter’s Emotions 2013-11-27T13:00:02Z “Dvorák wanted to compose a symphonic poem in a very original style,” Hrusa says. Czech conductor will lead SSO in Beethoven ‘jewel’ 2013-05-23T20:27:07Z It is exploring more flexible ways to service the region it covers, sending out smaller, more cost-effective chamber-size groups of players, rather than making every concert a full symphonic showcase. Arts in Britain Weather a Financial Storm 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “We believe it to be the largest audience to hear a symphonic concert in all the history of music,” Moseley told the crowd that night. Celebrating 50 Years of New York Philharmonic Outdoor Concerts 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z It had been months since I’d been walloped by symphonic forces in a live setting. In a Dark Time, This Music Will Make You Smile 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Fry responded in an angry public letter that went on for four pages in Willis’s magazine and condemned standard symphonic writing, including pieces by Mozart and Beethoven. When the New York Philharmonic Fought Over Santa Claus 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z With toy instruments, sleigh bells, cracking whips and a stirring instrumental setting of the hymn “Adeste Fideles,” “Santa Claus” was an innovative, seamless single-movement narrative, in the vein of Franz Liszt’s symphonic poems. When the New York Philharmonic Fought Over Santa Claus 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z It's a lot more amenable than that sounds: there's industrial techno with a didgeridoo, and Teen Paranormal Romance suddenly explodes into beautiful symphonic music. Matmos: The Marriage of True Minds – review 2013-02-14T21:35:01Z He also ingeniously transcribed operatic and symphonic works for piano. Music Review | Thomas Ad?s: At Carnegie Hall, Composer Is Keyboard Virtuoso Too 2010-03-29T04:58:00Z The Philharmonic’s first visit will include performances conducted by Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director, and programs that balance new music and the standard symphonic repertory. New York Philharmonic Announces Partnership With Michigan Musical Society 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Each time I’m on stage with a big symphonic orchestra performing this piece, I’m filled with such joy.” Beat the winter blahs with 2 nights of Tchaikovsky, at SSO 2014-01-09T21:08:07Z Japan’s mellifluous rainy season is one of the play’s stars, as is the symphonic bustle of Tokyo. | 'Crane Story' : ?Crane Story? at the Cherry Lane Theater - Review 2011-09-20T22:28:04Z Chinese folk melodies and Western symphonic music are on the program, as well as traditional instruments such as the jinghu, a string instrument used primarily in Chinese opera. ‘A Colorful Musical Journey’ 2013-04-18T21:50:15Z He is a kind of symphonic blogger, a composer seeking unmoderated responses, anxious for feedback and interaction. If Blair absorbs me, Mahler's chord ousts him every time 2010-09-02T20:30:00Z All three remaining symphonic choruses, however, are under relatively new artistic leadership: Christopher Bell at the Washington Chorus; Scott Tucker at the Choral Arts Society; and Steven Fox at the Cathedral Choral Society. Review | In Washington’s crowded choral scene, too much is just enough 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z But the best way to experience his fresh take on symphonic music is to go hear it for yourself. Screams and silence: the new approach at Seattle Symphony 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z That Beach was famous in her lifetime but ignored today suggests that, even if we live in a more enlightened age than Dvorak’s, prejudices still shape the symphonic repertory. Amy Beach, a Pioneering American Composer, Turns 150 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Pelican Man is what we always thought the Plastic Ono Band helmed by Phil Spector would be like – tortured but symphonic, not stripped-down and raw. New band of the day – Youth Lagoon (No 1,441) 2013-01-29T16:26:12Z A chamber orchestra in all but name, the ensemble has not fielded a full symphonic complement since 2007. Music Review: Light and Color in an Undulating Cloud 2010-10-18T22:29:00Z Then there will be the context, which may startle the Chinese, Koreans or Japanese audiences who know conductor Gustavo Dudamel's approach to these two big symphonic works from recordings. L.A. Phil brings new 'New World' to Asia 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Asked to organize a fantasy festival, I would present overlooked symphonic and chamber works by this posse of Americans. Copland, Thomson and Others in a Fantasy Music Festival 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Instead of the 60-piece symphonic orchestration, the Pet Shop Boys’ electronic score will be used. A Ballet Score? Not Such a Stretch for the Pet Shop Boys 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Out of them pours music sounding like part of a rock opera, filling the gallery with physically palpable sound and transporting symphonic harmonies. Chelsea Galleries, Like a Box of Chocolates 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Classical Anthony Tommasini This week the adventurous Miller Theater opens its season with the American premiere of “NINE RIVERS,” a monumentally proportioned symphonic cycle by the intriguingly eclectic British composer James Dillon. The Week Ahead: Sept. 11 ? Sept. 17 2011-09-09T14:39:13Z The resulting book is a fascinating paradox: brief in span yet symphonic in scope, all-encompassing yet vivid in its specifics. Julie Otsuka's novel of Japanese picture brides 2011-09-15T19:18:04Z After leaving Lincoln Center, Mr. Goberman, 71, will continue to stage concert galas, video productions and symphonic cinema events, in which orchestral scores are performed live to films, Lincoln Center said. ArtsBeat: 'Live From Lincoln Center' Creator to Depart 2012-06-08T20:22:24Z He added that songs “are entirely within the operatic tradition” and that he used “sustained symphonic music to unify entire scenes.” Critic?s Notebook: Did ?The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess? Meets Its Goal? 2012-01-14T00:31:27Z The pitfalls in performance are not dangerous symphonic terrain but the temptation for cheap thrills. L.A. Phil and Semyon Bychkov achieve a musical summit with 'Alpine Symphony' 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The post-intermission symphonic closer was by Brahms, but not from his usual pile of 11 orchestral standards. How much difference can one mandolin make? Bowl audience hears a fresh spin on 'Four Seasons' 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Garner called it a “symphonic and moving” work. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2021 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Tiny Tots — Gallop and Go: A symphonic adventure for kids 5 and younger and their families. Classical roundup: Simple Measures is here and there; the NSO helps middle-schoolers shine 2010-04-15T20:47:00Z They were contemporaries, after all, working different sides of the street, one exploding the limits of symphonic form, the other boiling them down to the absolute essentials. Salonen Was Born to Conduct Sibelius 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z “In Yes, early King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Asia’s members played music full of technical hurdles and symphonic pomp,” Jon Pareles wrote in reviewing a 1983 concert in The New York Times. John Wetton, Rocker With King Crimson and Asia, Dies at 67 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The voice, even as it becomes more emphatic in its plea for mercy and delivery, struggles for an ear — unable to compete with the symphonic cacophony. In “The Crossing” Alejandro Escovedo has crafted a rock n roll immigration epic poem 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z If so, it will help send a message that live symphonic music is something everyone should experience. Seattle Symphony embraces rock, jazz giants 2011-10-13T20:14:09Z Yet despite quieter profiles, ballet conductors arguably do twice the work of their symphonic counterparts. In ballet, conductors are the dancers’ guardian angels 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z His earliest successes, such as the symphonic poem “Kossuth,” drew from the indigenous traditions of Hungary. Book review: Musician Béla Bartók was pride of two nations 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “Psyché,” set to César Franck’s symphonic poem of the same name, is part of what might be termed the fantastical section of Mr. Ratmansky’s repertoire. Tanztheater Wuppertal Stages ‘Palermo’; Ratmansky Returns to Paris Opera 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Even so, Bruckner’s symphonic world exerted an unusual pull. A Long Party of Concerts to Celebrate Anton Bruckner 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z With a running time of 2 hours and 14 minutes, Barney’s latest film, “Redoubt,” is like a string quartet compared with his full-scale symphonic work. Review | Who wants to join the cult of video artist Matthew Barney? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Slinging labels around is always dangerous, but it seems to me that in certain respects and Bernard Haitink are the yin and yang of today's leading symphonic conductors. Haitink's mellow mastery an ideal match for CSO's power 2011-05-27T16:27:33Z He built the orchestra into not just the best pit band in opera but also a world-class symphonic ensemble. For James Levine, The Twilight Of a Conductor 2011-05-20T20:25:13Z His immersion in each period is fluid and free of false notes, collectively fusing into a single symphonic epic. Alan Hollinghurst bears beautiful 'Stranger's Child' 2011-10-19T23:15:05Z Indeed, he is in no small part responsible for Glass’s evolution, over the second half of his career, as a composer of symphonic music and operas. At 80, America’s most famous composer remains a maverick. The man who’s conducted his 11 symphonies talks about why. 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Though symphonic music and opera were integral parts of the early history of City Center, performances by two classical musicians seemed slightly off center and off balance in this highly theatricalized evening. Critic's Notebook: Mayor Bloomberg Leads City Center Re-Opening Gala 2011-10-26T13:54:06Z The ambitious event spans recitals, chamber, symphonic and jazz concerts, two symposia and a day of free piano-related events. Muti looks to make up for lost time with 2011-12 CSO season 2011-02-14T06:00:00Z "The first Charlemagne album is metal, of course, but what I sang was more symphonic," Lee said. Sir Christopher Lee's new album will be '100% heavy metal' 2013-05-24T10:36:11Z Still, he has found the perfect solution in his Seventh for serving up a full-sized symphonic meal for hard-core Brucknerians while delivering something that could possibly turn those who can’t stomach the bombast. Bruckner as a holiday treat? The L.A. Phil thinks so 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z His material doesn't grow symphonically – it doesn't grow through a musical logic – it grows parasitically. Composer Thomas Adès: 'Wagner is a fungus' 2012-09-28T21:48:01Z For a predominantly symphonic conductor, there’s a remarkable amount of Wagner. Jaap van Zweden: Before You See Him, Listen 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z He had a beautiful, germ-ridden, strangely symphonic ode to family togetherness. Isaac Layman's 'Paradise' transcends ordinary 2011-12-01T00:40:04Z The orchestra summoned dark, weighty sound in surging symphonic passages and delicate transparency in bucolic episodes. Review: A Safe Start to Alan Gilbert’s Final Season With the Philharmonic 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Where “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” is symphonic and expansive, “Dogs at the Perimeter” turns inward, to the workings of a mind in flight from itself. Madeleine Thien’s New Novel of Communist Occupation Turns Inward 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the blending of two completely different styles of symphonic playing created a frisson of refreshing orchestra textures. The orchestral worlds of Los Angeles and Venezuela collide for Beethoven's Ninth at Disney Concert Hall 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z He is working with the design team to weigh the options, from digital to smaller pipe organs with high air pressure that might be able to fulfill symphonic requirements in less space. Pipe Dreams: Will an Organ Roar in the New Geffen Hall? 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Many great symphonic halls in the world, like the Philharmonie in Berlin and Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, are designed so that the orchestra is nearly surrounded by the audience. Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved 2013-07-26T20:05:06Z Berg’s “Seven Early Songs,” with the soprano Elina Garanca, and Elliott Carter’s “Three Illusions” are the filling in a symphonic sandwich; the bread is a pair of second symphonies, those of Beethoven and Schumann. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 6-12 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The microscopic becomes symphonic, subtle gradations in tone become immense, pulse waves become rhythm. Music Review: Eleh at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights 2012-09-16T21:43:05Z But he demonstrates that both the solo-piano Prélude, Aria et Final and Les Djinns, a compact symphonic poem for piano and orchestra based upon a Victor Hugo poem, deserve to be heard far more frequently. Franck: Pr?lude, Choral et Fugue; Les Djinns; Variations Symphoniques; etc 2010-05-06T21:30:00Z Manze likes big, muscular, symphonic conceptions in which the tempos don't race and there is plenty of contrast between the loud proclamations and delicate responses. Andrew Manze leads L.A. Philharmonic in a horn showcase 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Gergiev and his players reveled in the grotesquerie and strangeness of this fractured symphonic scherzo. Mariinsky Orchestra Makes Mahler Russian 2010-10-18T16:07:00Z With an uncanny gift for daringly theatrical symphonic writing, Mr. Norman has found increasing support among major orchestras and praise from critics. Andrew Norman on Loving ‘Star Wars’ and Pushing Musical Boundaries 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Packaged content — Saturday matinees from the Metropolitan Opera, American Public Media’s “Performance Today,” various symphonic series from international orchestras and more — accounts for some 80 hours of classical programming every week. Gene Schiller, Music Director for Hawaii Public Radio 2012-06-24T01:23:03Z The symphonic music, which recalls the scores of classic American thrillers from the 1940s and 1950s, such as those of Alfred Hitchcock, heightens the tension and threat that ultimately engulfs Daniel. Spanish thriller dredges up dark childhood secret 2012-02-11T20:08:24Z Williams’ music for “Family Plot” — Hitchcock’s last movie — pays homage to the lush symphonic sounds of old Hollywood, while also evoking the featherweight playfulness of the plot. John Williams: Five underrated scores by the AFI-honored composer 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z But his reputation in symphonic repertoire is not what it should be. Italian stallion Riccardo Muti is winning hearts in Chicago 2010-09-23T14:20:00Z His 1972 symphonic composition, “Skies of America,” has entered the classical repertoire. Ornette Coleman, innovative force in jazz and modern music, dies at 85 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z This suite has as much flow and design as many suites that have made it to the repertory of symphonic orchestras, like Ravel’s “Mother Goose” Suite. Music Review: Philharmonic’s ‘Symphonic Sondheim’ at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-01-30T23:29:07Z Peck referred to Copland’s ballet output as “music that we all don’t realize we know, but we know”: the breakneck “Hoe-Down” from “Rodeo,” the symphonic elevation of “Simple Gifts” in “Appalachian Spring.” Justin Peck’s New Americana, Set to Copland’s Old 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Perhaps it is more possible now to hear the piece as a compelling symphonic score, especially as played in this shattering performance. Music Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-03-18T20:43:32Z Phil did everything right from the symphonic side and the jazz side. The L.A. Phil’s opening gala at Disney Hall finds Dudamel & Co. in full jazz swing 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Even leaving aside the differences between directing symphonic music and opera, the Met Orchestra is a considerably more fine-tuned instrument than the Viennese group. Music Review: Vienna Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-11-15T23:15:18Z In the last two decades he has also written more than a half-dozen concertos and symphonic works at Tanglewood, many of them for instrumentalists in the Boston Symphony. Musical Titan Honors His Heroes 2011-08-18T17:15:27Z As one might expect, there's an emphasis on keyboard-led arrangements ranging from simple piano accompaniments to heavy symphonic rock sections. Readers' reviews: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Riversea 2012-08-29T14:07:29Z Phil, close to Hollywood, cooks like few other major symphonic orchestras these days do. The L.A. Phil’s opening gala at Disney Hall finds Dudamel & Co. in full jazz swing 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z It wasn’t a joke, though: It was a glimpse of a more honest voice in the making, one that would bloom with the symphonic “Harmonielehre” and “Nixon.” John Adams, an American Master at 75 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z I wanted to make an open show with a new plot using the words of Shakespeare like a symphonic poem. Shakespeare inspires forest drama 2012-09-05T07:31:23Z The strings will break into a soaring line that hovers between a grand symphonic statement and a rambling outburst. Music Review: Revisiting an Annual Rite of Beethoven and Sibelius 2011-03-01T22:13:44Z Instead of being intimidated by a long-form symphonic work, they became wrapped up in the music as “a meditative experience, something in which they could completely abandon themselves,” Morlot said. Seattle Symphony to present world premiere of John Luther Adams’ highly anticipated ‘Become Desert’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Martin Kettle, however, thought Norrington's clean-shaven, vibrato-less account with the Stuttgart Radio SO made for "one of the most important symphonic concerts in a very long time". The Proms 2011: week one in review 2011-07-27T16:01:18Z Through it all Bruckner has retained a secure place in the symphonic repertory. Still Searching For Bruckner?s True Intentions 2011-07-09T04:30:28Z It’s also accomplishing something orchestras everywhere attempt: It’s bringing young people into a concert hall to hear live symphonic music. ‘Legend of Zelda’ to bring video adventures to the concert hall 2013-09-11T14:31:08Z Or montage could be pushed to elaborate, symphonic heights, as in the celebrated “Odessa Steps” sequence of Sergei Eisenstein’s “Battleship Potemkin.” DVD: Landmarks of Early Soviet Film Come to DVD 2011-10-09T03:23:03Z Her father was a symphonic conductor and composer; her mother was an opera singer. Monica Lewis, singer-actress known as voice of Chiquita bananas, dies at 93 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z The performances have considerable energy and pliancy, never subsiding back into that stodgy wall of Brahms sound that sometimes mars symphonic performances. Review: CDs from Seattle Symphony, violinist James Ehnes 2010-12-16T05:01:05Z About a minute in, she appeared to be confused when a guitar began playing over her symphonic backup. Opera Singer Rocks Out to AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' on Spain's Got Talent 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z But Mr. Gilbert is especially good at revealing the layout and structure of a symphonic movement. Music Review: Mahler?s ?Resurrection? From Philharmonic - Review 2011-09-11T22:08:40Z Even then, you realise, Mahler was a symphonic composer like none before him. OAE/Jurowski ? review 2011-01-24T18:19:46Z The special category would be the best new opera or symphonic work. Just Why Does New Music Need Champions? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Indeed, the symphonic form raises a whole set of other questions for Mr. Tao: “How much do I pretend I can control all these forces, and can I embrace how much I can’t?” Conrad Tao Was Never Just Another Prodigy 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z But he mostly whipped up music drama in the concert hall leading major orchestras in symphonic works. Gustavo Dudamel Hasn’t Conducted Much Opera. That’s OK. 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z Harlem Renaissance eminence Alain Locke described the acoustic aspect of a Robinson performance as “an almost symphonic composition of sounds.” ‘The Mayor of Harlem’ celebrates Bill Robinson as dance superstar, as well as social activist 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z “El Is a Sound of Joy” has a symphonically blue, melodious, laid-back vibe that expresses the core of Sun Ra’s soul — his incredible love for Black folks. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sun Ra 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “It’s very much the same route that the great conductors of the past took, going from opera coaching to opera conducting and eventually to symphonic work.” Jeffrey Tate, Conductor Whose Life Was a Worldwide Whirlwind, Dies at 74 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z The other is the opportunity it offers to hear modern and contemporary fare that either isn't played in traditional symphonic settings or requires more players than most chamber groups can muster. Seattle Modern Orchestra gives you a warm welcome to contemporary classical music 2011-01-25T00:19:17Z The first piece opens with a gesture one recognizes from the composer’s symphonic style, a low pedal point over which a grand descending motif suggests a melancholy sense of stormy, wide-open spaces. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes makes every detail count at the Kennedy Center 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Mozart's 41 symphonies "are among the most brilliant symphonic works ever written", he says. The Proms are richer than ever – even without Mozart's symphonies 2012-07-26T17:30:01Z Finer still is the accomplished symphony that began Tchaikovsky's symphonic career when he was only 26. Review: Springtime Auburn gets a taste of Russian winter, courtesy of ASO 2010-04-11T16:36:00Z Cleaving to the Romantic notion that your first instincts ought to be trusted, Brahms advocated the slighter, more mercurial symphonic fantasy Schumann originally produced in 1841. Northern Sinfonia/Zehetmair – review 2013-06-12T16:57:53Z He led a fierce orchestral performance, bringing out the symphonic sweep in Dvorak’s score and underlining its most cutting details. A ‘Rusalka’ Shows Two Sides at the Metropolitan Opera 2014-01-24T10:13:05Z In the Soviet era, when high culture was regarded as a serious enough affair to influence geopolitical relations, symphonic music was still an obvious means of battle by proxy. 2010-02-03T21:58:00Z Slatkin chose Ives' symphonic works as part of his effort to develop a "signature sound that is uniquely Detroit," the orchestra said. Detroit orchestra set to perform at Carnegie Hall 2012-01-23T16:48:07Z Although his Five Pieces for Orchestra were written as early as 1939, they showed Jones's typically lyrical and rhythmic thrust; in their most intense moments, they pointed directly to his symphonic output. BBCNOW/Walker 2012-12-09T14:42:50Z This collaboration led to “Gaia,” a spellbinding symphonic poem featuring Spalding’s vocals and libretto, premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2013. Perspective | New opera by Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter remakes myth without sacrificing music 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “Bangsokol” is their first collaboration, and it’s also one of the first symphonic works to reckon with the Khmer Rouge era. Genocide Survivors Compose a Requiem for Cambodia 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z In choppy, excited performances of a symphonic suite from “Sweeney Todd” and the overture to “Merrily We Roll Along” pep was the thing. Music Review: Isn?t It Rich? Isn?t It Loud? Xylophones for Sondheim 2010-11-21T22:51:00Z Clearly, Long Beach needs a new symphonic deal, and a New deal might be hard to pass up. Gemma New test-drives the Long Beach Symphony with an interesting, ambitious program 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z And Brian Wilson, with his symphonic leanings and a melodic sense derived as much from Broadway as Chuck Berry, is arguably the rock writer with the closest ties to George Gershwin. Brian Wilson: Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin 2010-09-02T20:30:00Z Instead of conventional symphonic development and recapitulation, it's a very cellular song of fluorescing fragments: a concentrated "cloud of knowing" – the product of a mind in visionary mode. Cloud of knowing 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z This music series pairs a familiar work with a contemporary symphonic piece from an American composer, through interviews and commentary with Gerard Schwarz. TV Picks for Friday: ‘Alaska Steel Men,’ ‘America’s Top Model’ and ‘Ghost Adventures’ 2013-08-30T19:37:18Z Besides the conductor steeped in the European symphonic tradition, there was the teacher who introduced millions to "classical" music through his Young People's Concerts and television programs. Symphony's tribute to Leonard Bernstein is a festival high note 2010-06-25T18:35:00Z Writing for an orchestra of just 15 players, Ms. Mazzoli confidently creates a range of densities, from symphonic weightiness to agile sparseness. Review: ‘Breaking the Waves’ Lends Musical Heft to a von Trier Tale 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z The symphonic score by James Horner confers an inspirational mood that is uplifting without being syrupy. Movie Review: ‘For Greater Glory’ Traces Mexico’s Cristero War 2012-05-31T22:13:04Z Where “Fidelio” is “more symphonic in scope and more seriously heroic,” its original version presents “a more gradual progression” and arguably a smoother dramatic line, Walker says. Perspective | Strong woman confronts unjust ruler — opera tells, and retells, the story 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But reconciling Romantic fervor with Beethovenian symphonic structure was daunting. Simon Rattle Conducts Schumann With Berlin Philharmonic 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Everything is loud and grand and symphonic – but it rings like an empty bottle does when you tap a nail on it. Arcade Fire sound a funereal note in The Suburbs 2011-02-21T14:17:57Z In this strikingly symphonic coming-of-age novel, the present life of a teenage girl raised by her career-criminal father alternates with stories of his past, represented by his 12 bullet wounds. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z During Russian rule of Finland, Sibelius’s “Finlandia,” a stirring symphonic poem, was deemed too patriotic by the Russian authorities and banned. Music Review: Lorin Maazel Leads Philharmonic in Sibelius and Brahms 2013-01-17T21:34:32Z “In terms of the way he controls the pulse it’s quite symphonic, and also in the kinds of sounds he produces.” A Young Pianist Learns Liszt From Listening 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z On Thursday at Alice Tully Hall, he paired the Nielsen with another symphonic testament to what that composer would call “the spirit of life”: Beethoven’s Fifth. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Is the Star 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z There is certainly one school of thought that has it that contemporary relevance is diametrically opposed to the things that we love about the canonical operatic and symphonic repertory. Urban Arias’ ‘Bastianello’ and ‘Lucrezia’ are at once timeless and anachronistic For his Third Symphony, from 1946, Copland was thinking in bold symphonic terms. Music Review: A Voyage of Discovery As a New Hall Sets Sail 2011-01-27T20:55:02Z True, Tchaikovsky’s orchestral suites used to be played more, as alternatives to the symphonic war horses — especially the Suite No. 3 in G, included here. Music Review: Andrey Boreyko Conducts the New York Philharmonic 2014-01-24T22:15:22Z A mix of symphonic and opera appearances will follow. A Conductor Considers Her Future 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z “It’s their love story, and to have your parents’ love story performed with a symphonic orchestra is very, very moving.” Charlotte Gainsbourg Finds Her Own Voice 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The symphonic program on Thursday was filled out with the premiere of the Concerto for Bass Drum by Gabriel Prokofiev, a grandson of Sergei and a prominent figure on the alt-classical scene. Music Review: Prokofiev Version of ?Eugene Onegin? at Princeton 2012-02-12T23:34:22Z But the festival opened on Wednesday evening with the armory’s own contribution, “Arco,” a quirky symphonic and vocal program that unfolded as a continuous, 90-minute, period- and style-hopping stream. Music Review: Classical Mash-Up And Remix 2011-02-17T22:59:39Z He is also active in the symphonic world, as the principal conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra since 2014 and a regular guest at major international ensembles. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Major Return Played Safe 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Yet more important to Mr. Salonen, as he explains in an interview in the program booklet, they “pushed the idea of symphonic music in directions previously unknown.” Music Review: Salonen and the Big Sounds of a Small European Nation 2011-03-11T23:45:17Z As a clarinettist, he has immersed himself in the standard repertory and can easily fall into the role of the devoted symphonic connoisseur. The Otherworldly Minimalism of Jürg Frey 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z The ripples, the crags and the snow-white streaks of avalanche paths add up to a visual music, with the trees providing the timbre of the piece while the landscape's contours provide its symphonic sweep. Adams, Namkung: nature at Woodside/Braseth 2011-09-29T20:05:03Z While there are important figures who accomplished giant symphonic outputs in the first half of the 20th century — Sibelius, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, principally — the field thins out during the second half. Music Review: Beating the ‘Curse of the Ninth’ 2014-02-04T13:01:10Z Bernstein’s first three musicals got revelatory symphonic treatments thanks to illuminating conducting in semi-staged performances. The best classical music performances of 2016 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The orchestra does the heavy lifting in advancing the drama, including during many stretches of spoken dialogue, accompanied by a few solo instruments or a florid piano, or, at times, skittish symphonic bursts. Review: Leon Botstein Dusts Off a Surreal 1930s Opera 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z On the surface, the members of Prinze George look like hippies, flower children dressed in white clothes, crafting symphonic pop designed to uplift. A look at how they lived the Sweetlife (Festival) 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Some critics insist that his symphonic conducting pales in comparison with his work in opera, and that he’s shown little desire to expand a repertory as circumscribed as any maestro’s of his stature. One of the World’s Great Maestros Is Suddenly a Free Agent 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Yet even that might have seemed sophisticated compared with a gala that began with the single most populist piece of symphonic music on the planet. John Williams' mastery on display at L.A. Philharmonic season opener 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Maybe after decades of the same titanically scaled symphonic sound, the Star Wars universe could use a dose of the new-and-now. Solo performance: who should score Star Wars once John Williams quits? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z But put all the pieces together, and you've got something symphonic in scope. Seattle artists Linda Davidson and April Surgent: mosaic mavericks 2010-12-09T20:44:00Z In 2007, she performed in South Carolina the premiere of her own symphonic work, “A Portrait of Rachel Carson,” inspired by the author’s 1962 environmental book “Silent Spring.” Jazz Legend Marian McPartland Dies at 95 2013-08-21T09:22:12Z In the typical template for a classical concert, the crowd-pleasing concerto is the appetizer before the big, symphonic main course. Review | André Watts is star attraction at Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z As if to highlight that point, along comes this release: a live taping of concerts from 2019 and just before the 2020 lockdown that is easily Pappano’s most impressive symphonic recording. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z It is a lot of symphonic and classical with very hip rock and modern sounds with a lot of percussions. The Creator of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Is Back with a New Show 2013-10-08T09:45:13Z For 23 years, this orchestra has given public run-throughs of brand-new compositions, an opportunity for young artists to gain experience working with a full symphonic ensemble. NY Phil Biennial Provides Showcase for Emerging Composers 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z The Royal Academy of Arts is to host its first ever symphonic concert on 1 September. London Philharmonic Orchestra to perform live at the Royal Academy 2012-06-18T09:23:43Z A lot was riding on the program, since it was the only classical symphonic concert of this year’s festival. Music Review: ‘City Noir,’ by John Adams, at Lincoln Center Festival 2012-07-13T21:21:56Z Adès and Adams are two of the most lauded living composers, yet neither has written prolifically in full symphonic dimensions. Listen to the Future 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z "The pictures are pretty, the music is pretty, the existential voice-overs are pretty: but after almost two hours of wistful, message-larded prettiness, Malick's latest visual symphonic poem has us squirming in our seats," Marshall wrote. Malick confounds Venice critics 2012-09-03T09:25:58Z Howarth’s language turns symphonically lurid at such moments: “The lightning crackled above them and the echoes of grunting and whip cracks came whispering through the ravine.” Review | Two Australian boys seek revenge for their parents’ murder in this blood-soaked tale 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z He goes through a series of incremental steps, developing his symphonic sound palette and his musical language in an incredibly ingenious and intense way. A Revolutionary Approach to Beethoven: Period Instruments 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z This is exactly what it sounds like: Local symphonic musicians playing orchestral versions of songs by one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Weekend preview: From hard rock to hard bodies 2012-11-09T19:01:12Z The Dvorak program on Friday began relatively inauspiciously with the symphonic poem “The Noonday Witch,” a rare inferior effort by a composer who wrote no end of great orchestral works, large and small. Andris Nelsons Conducts the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z And as vivid as the spicing can be in this country, it’s a “string quartet” compared to the “symphonic” notes he experienced overseas, where the fresh spices don’t travel far. The search for America’s best food cities: Washington, D.C. 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z “In the nineteenth century, it was symphonic music and the novel. For various technical and artistic reasons, film became that eloquent medium for the twentieth century.” The Best New Yorker Videos of 2016 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Instead of using the first-person voice, as in “The Age of Miracles,” Walker works on a broader canvas here, with a roving, third-person omniscient narrator that creates a symphonic voice. An Ominous Sleeping Sickness Paralyzes a Small California Town in ‘The Dreamers’ 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z But the Beethoven symphonic imperative that hung over and intimidated his fellow composers meant nothing to Chopin. ArtsBeat: The Top 10 Composers: The Romantics 2011-01-19T12:00:08Z The classically influenced American "symphonic" jazz band, the Southern Syncopators Orchestra, also arrived in 1919. Dancing on the Edge: what was life really like for black jazz bands in 1930s Britain? 2013-02-04T17:46:28Z The Seattle Symphony’s first collaboration with Adams was a milestone for composer and orchestra alike and one of the most successful symphonic commissions in recent years. Emerald City Music will present premiere of John Luther Adams work 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Blitzstein, sometimes at the risk of minstrelsy, absorbed the musical voice of the South, where the opera takes place, while writing symphonic music with the economy and directness of Copland. Susan Graham, Opera’s Sweetheart, Tries Something New: Being Nasty 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The drastically downward-cascading scales suggest grand tragedy, the harp introduction suggests celestial bliss, and the symphonic buildup suggests an ascent to the sublime. Critic?s Notebook: ?Nutcracker? Riddles With Many Answers 2011-01-02T23:00:23Z Greg Nicolett: Rob knew I had passion for orchestral film music, and asked me if I could turn his song into an epic symphonic oratorio. "'Shia LaBeouf' Live," an oral history of the Internet's most bombastic meme on its anniversary 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z The highest expression of art in humankind is the performance by 55 or more people of a symphonic work. Portrait of the artist: DBC Pierre, writer 2011-01-17T22:00:03Z Mr. Lake was a seminal figure in the movement to Europeanize rock ’n’ roll by blending it with classical music and presenting it with symphonic grandeur. Greg Lake, of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Dies at 69 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Capalbo revealingly splices the bits that became a symphonic "Ode" into the scene where Jane meets Rochester, showing Stravinsky's music doing the seemingly impossible — upstaging Welles. 'Stravinsky in Hollywood' an illuminating look at his L.A. years 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z But Bernstein, already a Mahler devotee, was enamored of symphonic works that addressed cosmic questions and explored identity. Not Just ‘West Side Story’: Celebrating Bernstein’s Symphonies 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z After all, Riccardo Muti is due back in town in little more than a week, and all presumably will be right with the symphonic world. CSO goes to the mat for sub conductor 2011-01-21T17:34:13Z It’s audible in the symphonic music — like the 5th Symphony, dedicated to Davies, which the Washington Chorus recently performed in the District. At 80, America’s most famous composer remains a maverick. The man who’s conducted his 11 symphonies talks about why. 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z You never stop hearing the ship’s bell, quietly but symphonically, ringing the hours of your watch. Broken, Defaced, Unseen: The Hidden Black Female Figures of Western Art 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Indeed, while he has dipped his toe into the operatic repertory in Los Angeles, at the Metropolitan Opera and elsewhere, he has been largely known as a symphonic conductor. Gustavo Dudamel, Superstar Conductor, Will Lead Paris Opera 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z What was mysterious to her was how his symphonic soul music and crushed-velvet voice touched other people: “I would see someone listening to them and think, ‘What are you crying about?’” Donny Hathaway’s Daughter Lalah Is Finally Ready to Honor Him in Concert 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Composers like Einojuhani Rautavaara, a prolific master of choral and symphonic music who died last summer at the age of 87. Voices uplifted: Cappella Romana shines a light on Finnish ‘All-Night Vigil’ 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Seamless Mesh of Musicians Furnish Unified Sound There is no more reliable brand in the symphonic trade than the Cleveland Orchestra. Music Review: Seamless Mesh of Musicians Furnish Unified Sound 2012-11-15T22:56:17Z For hundreds of years, people in and around the city have formed symphonic brass bands. Valencia’s Newest Sounds of Music 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Adolphe, a composer and the director of family programs at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, created Inspector Pulse, a sort of symphonic Sherlock Holmes, for the long-running Meet the Music! children’s concerts. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z No American symphonic ensemble, for example, is better than the Cleveland Orchestra, but it stands largely alone at home. Review: International Orchestras Are Finally Back at Carnegie 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Jacaranda's music director, Mark Alan Hilt, led the Jacaranda Chamber Orchestra, complete with Wagnerian brass and a battery of percussion, in a spirited rendition of Adams' sweeping symphonic satire. Jacaranda unleashes a tribute to composer John Adams that goes a little bit 'Berserk' 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z In the First and Third, unexpected darts from the podium toward the violas and second violins seemed designed more to keep the orchestra on its toes than to serve symphonic argument. Review: A Beethoven Cycle From Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Respighi, best known for his symphonic poems inspired by scenes and festivals of Rome, also composed a few works for piano and violin in his youth. Leonidas Kavakos and Yuja Wang Play Brahms and Respighi 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z These players conveyed the symphonic sweep and turbulence of the first movement of the First Quartet, and excelled in its lilting Intermezzo. Review: At Carnegie Hall, Brahms Piano Quartets, With a New Baby as a Coda 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Prince Rostislav is a symphonic poem, written when he was just 18. Rachmaninov: Symphony No 3 etc - review 2011-07-28T22:00:04Z The performances include operas, symphonic concerts, chamber music and recitals produced by the festival. ArtsBeat: Boston Festival a Paradise for Early-Music Fans 2011-06-14T20:19:55Z The Star Wars star then kicked it over to Pentatonix, who performed a medley of Williams’ Star Wars music with some help from a full symphonic orchestra. The Force is Strong with This Acapella 'Star Wars' Medley 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Instead, it illuminated the polyphonic aspects of the piece, far more so than the symphonic transcriptions or even the organ original. Bernard Labadie's welcome return to Disney Hall 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z I’m not sure it belongs on a mainstream symphonic program, where the musicians’ talent is wasted, but, whatever. An inspired rendering of Dvorak by a revitalized BSO 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z His father, a composer of symphonic, chamber and liturgical music, has had works performed by the New York Pops and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Christyn Budzyna, Charles Cohen 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z In the grand tradition of Hollywood epics of yore, he produces a vast palette of symphonic music that enthusiastically drives the drama. Hollywood Bowl's 'Noche de Cine' also a night of Gustavos 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Milarsky was attentive to every curve, yet the overall line of the piece was almost creamy, and the 11 players remained alert and energetic throughout the work’s symphonic span. Music Review: Axiom Plays Boulez and Stockhausen at Alice Tully Hall 2014-04-21T21:49:17Z Price’s Third Symphony is a work rooted in the traditions of symphonic Romanticism and classical Black composition, simultaneously adding to and expanding the expectations of orchestral technique. Clara Schumann and Florence Price Get Their Due at Carnegie Hall 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z After intermission, rather than conducting a symphonic chestnut, Mr. Gilbert led a crisp, lively account of Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, probably the least-heard Beethoven symphony. Critic?s Notebook: No More Silent Summers 2011-06-28T22:12:22Z If you really want to hear how the Beethovenian symphonic ideal was transfigured in the 20th century, try Messiaen’s ecstatic, serenely gorgeous and cosmically wild “Turangalila” Symphony. Curious About Classical Music? Here’s Where to Start 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z But he also placed it firmly in a context that made one think about Beethoven's artistic journey towards the originality of the Ninth and about the enduring legacy of this most unsurpassable symphonic statement. Philharmonia/Salonen – review 2012-09-28T11:49:31Z This live account of Bruckner's greatest symphonic monument, from May 1977, is an eloquent tribute to the art of a beloved former Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director. 10 best classical-recordings list includes Seattle Symphony's Schuman 2010-12-29T22:53:09Z He built its orchestra — which had never been the glory of a company built on showcasing singers — into an ensemble that rivals the world’s great symphonic orchestras. Taking Stock of James Levine’s Tarnished Legacy 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Bychkov’s mastery of symphonic structure and scale proved a better match for Dvorak’s Seventh Symphony. Review | Czech Philharmonic showcases musical birthright 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z In a Queens boiler room, armed with little more than a champagne cork and a length of wood, Richard Horowitz helped bring to life some of the foremost symphonic music in the world. Richard Horowitz, Renowned Timpanist and Craftsman of Conductors’ Batons, Dies at 91 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Anything was now possible – even a symphonic remaking of a play. Forgotten Berlioz: Rom?o et Juliette 2012-02-09T23:00:02Z Alongside the premiere of the Violin Concerto, David Robertson conducts a rarely heard work by Frank Bridge, his early symphonic poem, Isabella. Top of the Proms 2011 2011-07-07T20:30:02Z Both of the Mozart symphonies were treated to full-blooded symphonic performances, nothing precious or period-performance-obsessed. Dudamel leads a dark and satisfying dose of Mozart and Pärt 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z For fans of classical and symphonic music, the next few days are like a bowl full of candy bars offered on the porch at Halloween: which one to choose? Invasion of the classical concerts 2011-10-13T04:22:02Z There’s tension, between her nature and Spector’s; her sonic force and his symphonic, percussive Wall of Sound. Tornado. Treasure. There Was Nobody Like Tina Turner. 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z With accompaniment of this caliber, the glories of gospel music in America shook an auditorium more typically devoted to European symphonic fare. A flawed celebration of Mahalia Jackson's centennial 2011-05-21T14:55:00Z For one, a concert performance of an opera is not quite the equivalent of a symphonic program. Critic?s Notebook: No More Silent Summers 2011-06-28T22:12:22Z In 1997, Yeston spoke of aiming for a symphonic sound, and Schaeffer contends that quality is fundamental to the entire piece: “We need the sound and the ferociousness of this boat.” A ‘Titanic’ challenge: Creating the ‘floating city’ within relatively limited space 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z He, of course, appropriated native music refashioning it with European harmonies and in the European symphonic ways he knew. Dvorak's 'New World' and a new piano concerto for our times at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Markov composed the work with James V. Remington and Mr. Coomer, with the expressed goal of bridging the gap between symphonic music and rock. Music Review: A Little Bit Tchaikovsky, A Little Bit Rock ?n? Roll 2010-10-11T21:09:00Z In later years he incorporated elements of contemporary concert music and composed symphonic and chamber works. Yusef Lateef, Innovative Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist, Dies at 93 2013-12-24T19:55:27Z According to an official press release, Banks performed on the first two albums from Yes, which was known for its symphonic style and complex instrumentation. Peter Banks, guitarist from British band Yes, dies at 65 2013-03-13T00:01:44Z Typically iconoclastic, they have names rather than numbers, and each constitutes an extreme reappraisal of symphonic form and harmonic potential in an attempt to capture the essence of the literary works that inspired them. Top of the Proms 2011 2011-07-07T20:30:02Z He calls what he does "symphonic pop" and explains that there is serious cinematic intent behind the music he has composed and co-produced for his debut album, the Golden Age. New band of the day - Woodkid (No 1,437) 2013-01-23T17:08:03Z Ballet orchestras do not often get a great deal of respect, unless they perform other music as well — the way, say, the Mariinsky Orchestra plays not only ballet music but also operas and symphonic works. Andrew Litton to Lead New York City Ballet Orchestra 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Returning to the symphonic walk in the woodlands, I began to grasp that this was more than just a piece of music in a beautiful place. Listening to the sounds of the woods 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Duffy was a prolific composer of symphonic music and operas, with a long history of writing for the stage, television and documentary film. John Duffy, a Composer Who Gave His Peers a Platform, Dies at 89 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z It began life as a Broadway musical in 1957, and to Bernstein’s chagrin, it remained his best-known and most beloved work, eclipsing the large catalog of symphonic music he poured his soul into. Music Review: ?West Side Story? Orchestral Film Screening - Review 2011-09-08T22:05:59Z There, in recent years, I’ve composed the concert-length choral work “Canticles of the Holy Wind”; “Become River,” for chamber orchestra; and my largest symphonic work to date, “Become Ocean.” Leaving Alaska 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z "We've been on tour a long time and sometimes it feels like a slog," he admits after the heavenly Set It Right's symphonic list of his most-missed people. How to Dress Well – review 2012-11-06T11:15:38Z An all-around early music guy whose recording of Bach harpsichord suites is a knockout, Halls also happens to be big on 19th century opera, symphonic blockbusters and contemporary music. In an orchestra's meet-and-mash of Kanye West and Beethoven, classical kicks it with a hip-hop beat 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Every summer tourists flock to the site of the ill-fated settlement to visit a reconstructed fort and watch an outdoor symphonic drama about the colony. 'A Kingdom Strange': A new look at the Lost Colony of Roanoke 2010-04-28T23:50:00Z He moved away from the idea of music as an abstract entity towards orchestral music as a representation of something extra-musical with his symphonic poems. What pop music owes to the classical masters 2013-01-24T18:54:18Z The one person an unprecedented symphonic success did not suit was the uncompromisingly spiritual — if also unpredictably earthy — composer, who mistrusted material miracles. Henryk Górecki's quirky, final major musical statement 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Schubert's String Quintet in C occupies a place of almost sacred eminence within the chamber music literature, not unlike the one still held by Beethoven's Ninth in the symphonic field. Janine Jansen string sextet ? review 2012-05-18T10:37:27Z Schumann was a somewhat different story, since he embraced that Beethoven symphonic imperative. ArtsBeat: The Top 10 Composers: The Romantics 2011-01-19T12:00:08Z When I ask him about returning to his classical roots in his symphonic work, he notes he still writes experimental music. A dean of Japanese music talks boundaries, John Cage and life with Yoko Ono 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z At the time, however, “Grand Pianola Music” seemed a strange follow-up to the sensuous “Harmonium,” and not exactly a natural predecessor of the straight-faced and symphonically cosmic “Harmonielehre.” A Battle of Boos and Cheers at the Symphony 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Seattle Symphony pays tribute to master songwriter Paul McCartney, with symphonic arrangements of his songs. Kenny Rogers, John Legend, 'Lebanon' and 'Burn the Floor' are arts highlights 2010-09-12T04:01:00Z Frankly, the whole game is symphonic: the rattle of a copper token as it tumbles down a rickety chute. The Forgotten Greatness of Air Hockey 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Hindemith borrowed some obscure tunes from Weber and, in a true metamorphosis, generated a delightful, dazzling and ingenious four-movement symphonic suite. Music Review: At the Philharmonic, an Uneven Blend of Jazz 2010-09-23T05:53:00Z Of course, hearing symphonic music in this enormous cathedral with its reverberant acoustics is problematic. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Memorial Day Concert 2013-05-28T20:23:42Z A full symphonic ensemble moved like a chamber group, as if a Mack truck were turning curves like a Maserati. Review: Riccardo Muti, the King of Verdi, Still Rules With a Firm Baton 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Of course, a man of faith might argue that it is our stupidity that makes us prey for the devil, as do Dutch symphonic metal rock band Within Temptation. Readers recommend: songs about stupidity – results 2013-03-07T14:47:19Z "Scheherazade.2" is very much a concerto, but Adams also calls it a dramatic symphony in the manner of Berlioz's dramatically structured symphonic works. Violinist Leila Josefowicz is a powerful storyteller in John Adams' 'Scheherazade.2' 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Elgar's symphonic study Falstaff received a richly detailed performance. BBCSO/Andrew Davis 2010-10-11T22:01:00Z This is sometimes forgotten by those who see in Liszt a cinematically Romantic misunderstood genius, his career path ending posthumously in glorious triumph, mirroring his symphonic poem “Tasso: Lamento e Trionfo.” Looking at Franz Liszt on His Bicentenary 2011-10-22T04:00:08Z In the affirming tenor aria “Every valley shall be exalted,” little flourishes in the strings were echoed by bustling replies in woodwinds, a colorful and unabashedly symphonic touch. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York?s ?Messiah? - Review 2011-12-20T21:59:08Z According to the conductor Dennis Russell Davies, no composer since Beethoven has done more to invigorate the symphonic literature, with the exceptions of Gustav Mahler and Dmitri Shostakovich. ‘Words Without Music’: A look inside Philip Glass’s creative genius 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z They are among the most brilliant symphonic works ever written. The Proms' neglect of Mozart means we are losing touch with his true genius 2012-07-19T21:00:04Z Sibelius composed that work, his first in the symphonic genre, in 1892, using texts from the Kalevala, the Finnish epic poem compiled from myths, songs and folk tales. Music Review | Minnesota Orchestra: Symphonic Drama: Rage-Filled Reunion for Slave and His Sister 2010-03-02T21:56:00Z As troubling as the exclusion of living women from the symphonic repertory is the complete absence of women from the past. What Du Yun’s Pulitzer Win Means for Women in Classical Music 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Her first symphonic work served as a kind of marker for her wayward career. Elizabeth Swados, Creator of Socially Conscious Musicals, Is Dead at 64 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z “It is natural that conductors eventually want to start to do more symphonic music, because it is less complicated than doing opera,” Mr. Domingo said in an interview. Antonio Pappano, a Conductor of the Old School, Makes His Carnegie Debut 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Smetana's Shakespearian symphonic poem, meanwhile, is apt to confuse us because it evokes a mood of fraught, almost Byronic nobility that sits uneasily with our perceptions of the play. BBC Philharmonic/Noseda 2010-09-27T22:40:00Z It’s more symphonic, in that there are a lot of characters and various intersecting stories. This Week in Fiction: Victor Lodato on the Short Story as a Fling 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Born in Massachusetts and raised around New England, with a singer for a mother and clarinetist for a father, he grew up around big band music and the Great American Songbook alongside symphonic classics. John Adams, an American Master at 75 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Nielsen’s symphonic output is varied and often impressive — particularly the Fourth, completed during World War I — and it will be fascinating to hear the full cycle, but the Second is a bombastic, dully relentless work. Music Review: From Rage to Uplift in a Matter of Minutes 2011-01-28T22:39:48Z Mr. Ma did them in 2015 at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London, more often the site of grand symphonic performances. Yo-Yo Ma Wants Bach to Save the World 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z In symphonic music’s early days, audiences tended to be rowdier than they are now. Seattle Symphony is up for 3 Grammys. Here’s a beginners guide to enjoying the Symphony. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z In form, too, his music evolved, from closed and abstract symphonic patterns toward open-ended, atmospheric stretches within a continuous unfolding of melodic transformation. Henri Dutilleux, Modernist Composer, Dies at 97 2013-05-23T04:14:08Z The symphonic response was magnificent, its full mass and strength tautly coiled. Review: Varga, in elegant form, leads SSO in inspiring program 2010-04-16T18:02:00Z Yet Nelsons achieves something rarer: a beautifully detailed, powerfully delineated and meticulously shaped performance that enforces structural sense on Shostakovich’s 56-minute symphonic sprawl. CD reviews: Two lyrical recordings of classic 20th-century scores 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z “All of My Life” From “Skies of America,” his symphonic work recorded in 1972. Ornette Coleman’s Greatest Hits 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z But in striving for symphonic breadth, Copland faltered at something for which he usually had flawless instincts: musical structure. New York Youth Symphony Plays Copland’s Symphony No. 3 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The instruments will, of course, be modern, but the orchestral forces are likely to be substantially reduced from full symphonic strength and vibrato, one assumes, will be at a minimum. This Is the Best ‘Messiah’ in New York 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z For the other symphonic program, I would again draft the Philharmonic but present the concert at Carnegie Hall and ask Marin Alsop to conduct. Copland, Thomson and Others in a Fantasy Music Festival 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z They divvied up Smetana's six-part Mà Vlast over two nights and coupled it with works by Lutosławski; here, we heard the bustling Concerto for Orchestra with the first four of Smetana's symphonic poems. Cleveland Orchestra/Welser-Möst: Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-23T14:21:04Z The reader who appears quiet to the outsider knows the symphonic river of ideas and conversations that flow between the pages of a great book. Perspective | In a noisy world, books about silence are booming 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z And it starts with the most intriguing prospect of all: a rare outing of the early symphonic poem Kossuth at the Festival Hall in a programme repeated in Basingstoke the following night. This week's new live music 2011-01-22T00:06:39Z Time and again, whether in the symphonic flourishes of his dress-sense or in the choice of one note, Bowie perceived our expectations and swerved aside. David Bowie in the Movies 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z “On the Town” gave us “New York, New York” and Bernstein’s symphonic arrangement of “Three Dance Episodes,” long a staple of orchestra and pops programs. Bernstein by the Bay: S.F. Symphony brilliantly delivers 'On the Town' 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z The intensity of his symphonic writing demands white, not red, heat. Berlin Philharmonic Goes to London in Simon Rattle Homecoming 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Jenkins has a symphonic devotion to the wordless visual monologue, delivered through the miracle of the human face. Can we Trust the Beauty of Barry Jenkins’s “If Beale Street Could Talk”? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z In the evening the Bolívars turned the Seventh and Eighth into symphonic rock 'n' roll. Gustavo Dudamel and Bolivar symphony bring Beethoven's revolutionary conviction out in force 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Glass is boldly symphonic in one moment, softly insistent the next, weaving a harmonic tapestry that becomes part of the visual fabric on stage. New Glass opera "The Lost" premieres in Austria 2013-04-13T00:11:09Z In a way, the tracks merge the glacial symphonic raptures of Bruckner and Wagner with the loops and pulsations of dance music; they can be simultaneously serene and ominous. Pop Music Gifts, All Bundled Up 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z It gave the uncanny sense of hearing the final seconds of some grand symphonic work stretched into a slow-motion, 12-minute span. With world premiere of his thrilling 12th Symphony, Philip Glass continues to intrigue 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z But while his soundtracks are the stuff of cultural immortality, his symphonic works have never found a foothold in the repertory. John Williams in the Concert Hall: An Introduction 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The work follows conventional symphonic structure more rigorously than the symphonies that preceded it, especially the unhinged Fourth. Gustavo Dudamel, L.A. Philharmonic focus on Apollo 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Through it all, Muti's balance of balletic impulse alongside symphonic weight and sweep was unerring. Muti's return to CSO leaves hall abuzz with the excitement of old music and new 2011-05-06T16:26:00Z During some climaxes, this interpretation leans away from the straightforward, triumphal connotations that were fashionable in performances of symphonic Americana at the midcentury. 8 Things to Do This Fourth of July Weekend 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Even so, the advent of amplification and rock music put symphonic musicians on the defensive. Loud, Louder, Loudest: How Classical Music Started to Roar 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Three — count 'em — three other local outfits are offering symphonic experiences of varying kinds. 3 orchestras in play this weekend 2011-10-26T21:12:03Z Yet they deserve to be better known, and Le Chasseur Maudit especially seems at least as convincing as any of Dvorák's symphonic poems, which are currently enjoying a bit of a revival. Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit; Les Eolides; Les Djinns; Symphonic Variations ? review 2011-07-14T21:45:01Z The format of string quartet with an extra viola was unusual when Mozart composed this work, a masterpiece of restless character and symphonic breadth. Music Review: Brentano String Quartet Plays Hadyn, Mozart and Bartok 2012-12-17T22:55:08Z This novel does not possess — or aspire toward — the symphonic sweep of “Underworld”; it’s more like a chamber music piece. Review: In Don DeLillo’s ‘Zero K,’ Daring to Outwit Death 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Later, the licensing agency Music Theater International proposed reconfiguring the revue as a symphonic piece for philharmonic orchestras. Sondheim on 'Sondheim on Sondheim' at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z But he never let the tension slip, the important flute solo was focused, and the daring determination of Brahms's symphonic variations was completely convincing. LSO/Bychkov | Classical review 2010-03-31T22:30:00Z I’m 48, I started my career in my early 20s, and I already have a lot of the main repertoire, whether it’s opera or symphonic. The Met Is Planning a Big Bet on Contemporary Opera 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z In that terrifying second movement, the symphonic structure cracks open and the music begins to scream. Revisiting a Symphonic AIDS Memorial 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z It’s also an apt description for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which has been playing symphonic music without a conductor for 40 years. Music Review: Wayne Shorter and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2013-02-04T23:17:19Z This is a guy who has never figured out whether he is a singer, a songwriter, an improviser, a symphonic conductor, a teacher or an entertainer who lights fires under his audiences. Bobby McFerrin ? singer? songwriter? conductor? all of the above 2011-03-07T20:55:04Z Beethoven’s preoccupation with making the concert experience really, really loud may mark the beginning of a musical arms race for ever louder and ever more stimulating symphonic performance. Loud, Louder, Loudest: How Classical Music Started to Roar 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z “I played her some melodies and told her it was an oratorio for one voice and a symphonic orchestra,” Mr. Legrand, 85, recently said in a phone interview from his country home near Paris. Natalie Dessay Finishes What Barbra Streisand Started 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Over the years many symphonic institutions have tried, with inconclusive results. Music: New York Philharmonic Stages Ligeti?s ?Grand Macabre? 2010-05-21T19:40:00Z Opera staged in concert makes you think differently about the spaces in which you hear symphonic music. Music: New York Philharmonic Stages Ligeti?s ?Grand Macabre? 2010-05-21T19:40:00Z In this wild primordial domain of hippos and crocodiles, the sounds of the jungle are symphonic. In Rwanda, mountain gorilla treks spur country’s renewal effort 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z This Finnish symphonic hard-rock orchestra invokes crunching riffs, wheedling mile-a-minute lead guitar work and throat-shredding vocals in service of several original songs that are remarkably reverent, along with a few classic carols. Holiday music: Seth MacFarlane, Downton Abbey, Idina Menzel, more 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z In a candid, wide-ranging and animated conversation in his office recently, Morlot revealed what’s shaping this exciting new era of Seattle’s symphonic life. Screams and silence: the new approach at Seattle Symphony 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Performances of Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique," Stravinsky's "Firebird" and Stokowski's alarmingly vivid orchestration of "Pictures at an Exhibition" and amazing symphonic syntheses of "Boris Godunov" and "Tristan und Isolde" are on fire. Two CD sets unearth thrilling rare gems from Hollywood Bowl Symphony 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The bombs were a symphonic accompaniment, a reminder of tribulations overcome. Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris by Graham Robb 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z Often, by intention, a composer will keep you guessing a little, wondering why a passage in a symphonic work seems so wayward, or where a phrase is leading to. Trump Is Wrong if He Thinks Symphonies Are Superior 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z While Game of Thrones and New Girl just serve as inspiration for selecting symphonic works, Hannibal will be an original opera that Hong is currently in the middle of composing. Game of Thrones: an opera of ice and fire to be performed in New York 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Philharmonic commissioned his “Gaia,” a symphonic tone poem that doubles as a concerto for Ms. Spalding and suggests a classical tradition deftly redrawn in Mr. Shorter’s hand. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The exhibition anyway ought to be an incendiary nocturne of sensuality and symphonic emotion.· Cy Twombly's late works alongside Turner and Monet – the week in art 2012-06-15T11:47:02Z The descent becomes more meditative and includes what may be the most realistic evocations of a storm in symphonic literature. L.A. Phil and Semyon Bychkov achieve a musical summit with 'Alpine Symphony' 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In the First Symphony, Mr. Salonen seemed intent on reminding listeners that this piece is an earthbound symphonic composition, not just Mahler’s first step into the metaphysical beyond. Review: Esa-Pekka Salonen Brings Mahler to Carnegie, Ever So Coolly 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z But never before have I felt such a prickly sense of dread as the three acts unfolded in all their symphonic discord. Theater Review: Tracy Letts in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ 2012-10-14T21:52:14Z Other works in Mr. Glass’s symphonic canon are livelier and more colorful than this new offering. Music Review: Philip Glass 75th Birthday Concert at Carnegie Hall 2012-02-01T23:17:25Z He did this by maintaining the same basic vocabulary established in the previous films — a Romantic symphonic language deliberately used, initially, to root the farflung epic in the familiar. John Williams on 'Force Awakens' score: 'I felt a renewed energy, and a vitality' 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z This watercolor is one of his designs for Mexican composer Carlos Chávez’s symphonic ballet, which tells a pan-American story in which the laborers triumph. Motor City exhibition ‘Dance’ shows how motion has long inspired American art 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z This production inspired an enchanting Hollywood movie the next year, and it also provided substantial impulse for the Hollywood career of Korngold, who became the first of the great symphonic soundtrack composers. Shakespeare in Disney Hall: An L.A. Phil 'Dream' deferred 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z It was only in the second half of the 1920s that Henry Wood made a conscious decision to explore the symphonic output of both Haydn and Mozart. The Proms are richer than ever – even without Mozart's symphonies 2012-07-26T17:30:01Z Thursday's Seattle Symphony concert began with light entertainment and ended in high symphonic seriousness. Review: At SSO, music both new and attractive 2011-06-03T18:20:54Z The conclusion of the first movement attracted a lone outburst of clapping, quickly stifled, as is unfortunately still usually the case during symphonic concerts, where outdated protocols about applause still hold sway. Case Scaglione Leads the Philharmonic and Joshua Bell 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The band often plays parts from Epitaph, the massive symphonic work that was only discovered after Mingus's death. Take Five 2012: John Fordham's year in jazz 2012-12-18T14:09:36Z I also liked Gnesin’s “From Shelly,” another symphonic fragment, this one a curious blend of wayward lyricism, diffuse chromatic harmonic writing and evocations of Wagner. Two Russian Tours, One Led by Evgeny Kissin, the Other by the American Symphony Orchestra 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z His latest release, Metal Knight, is a collaboration with Italian symphonic metal band, Rhapsody Of Fire. Christopher Lee makes metal Quixote 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z After a tryout performance with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood earlier in July, this new symphonic version will have its world premiere on Sunday. Sondheim on 'Sondheim on Sondheim' at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z If the Andante falls short of that in No. 2 for melodic gorgeousness, all four movements are strongly profiled and rich in true symphonic development. Review: At SSO, Gil Shaham ? and Borodin ? make concert special copy 2011-01-08T00:55:41Z Nov. 25: Trans-Siberian Orchestra 'Tis the holiday season when this symphonic rock brigade is on the calendar. Tacoma Dome returns with a bang after $30 million renovation, expecting boost from KeyArena closure 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The program, the composers wrote, “has been a beacon in the field,” and was one of the few that afforded young composers the opportunity to have a major orchestra prepare and perform their symphonic works. ArtsBeat: Composers Chime In as Minnesota Orchestra Dispute Drags On 2013-08-15T19:50:33Z Chadwick welcomed her into the American symphonic school, tellingly, as “one of the boys.” Amy Beach, a Pioneering American Composer, Turns 150 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z For the chorus, repeating and building to symphonic richness, he warns, “Don’t do to me what you did to America,” distantly answered by “Don’t do to me what you do to yourself.” Sufjan Stevens’s Cry of Despair and Prayer for Redemption 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z It's a curious piece, difficult to reconcile with the mature Bartók, and heavily indebted formally to Strauss's Ein Heldenleben and musically to Liszt's symphonic poems and Hungarian pieces, with perhaps a hint of Dvorák, too. Philharmonia/Esa-Pekka Salonen ? review 2011-01-28T18:38:32Z Tiny Tots — Gallop and Go: A symphonic adventure for kids up to age 5 and their families. A little Brahms, a lot of young composers and a festival of women's choirs 2010-04-22T21:15:00Z For all its architectural splendor, this beloved cathedral has almost impossible acoustics for symphonic music, with an excess of reverberation and echo. The Philharmonic’s Free Concert at St. John the Divine 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z And in the final moments of the second movement, you might hear a slight influence of Philip Glass’s furiously churning symphonic music. Review: Contemporary Music Champions Celebrate With the Hits 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z Well into the 1980s, they were looked down upon by composers of symphonic concert music, and by many classical music critics, as purveyors of facile backdrops for popular entertainment. John Barry's Widow Establishes a Scholarship for Film Music 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The symphonic poem persists, even if Liszt’s mostly don’t. Music Review: Orchestral Recitations Of 2 Symphonic Poems 2011-04-14T22:04:47Z On Saturday he led a fresh, rhythmically vivid account of Schubert’s Ninth Symphony, his most ambitious symphonic work, lasting nearly an hour. Music Review: Budapest Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-30T22:45:27Z Sting recently released symphonic versions of old songs. R.E.M., Sting, Squeeze take control of music catalogs with new approaches to old songs 2010-07-28T21:45:00Z “I used to try and find a more symphonic and structural coherence” when conducting these pieces, Slatkin says. Perspective | Does Leonard Bernstein have any heirs? 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Spano and the BSO brought to affectionate life this symphonic portrait of Shakespeare’s riotous knight, in all its witty and tenderhearted glory. Review | André Watts is star attraction at Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z |
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