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From the Gardner: Harold Wright Plays Mozart

From the Gardner: Harold Wright Plays Mozart

Classical Concerts

In a 1973 concert in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Tapestry Room, the legendary late principal clarinetist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Harold Wright, perform's Mozart's "Kegelstatt" Trio.

On the program:

Max Bruch: Three Pieces, Op. 83

Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 (performed on viola)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio in E-flat, K. 498, "Kegelstatt"

Harold Wright, clarinet
Burton Fine, viola
Phyllis Moss, piano

(photo of the Tapestry Room at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum by Sean Dungan, courtesy of ISGM)

Boston Children's Chorus Celebrates MLK Day

Boston Children's Chorus Celebrates MLK Day

Classical Concerts

The Boston Children's Chorus sings a program to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On the program:

Battle of Jericho - arr. Moses Hogan
   Premier Choir, Young Men's Ensemble

When the Sun Rose Up This Morning - Stephen Feigenbaum
   Premier Choir, Young Men's Ensemble

Ho Boys Cancha Line 'Em - arr. Leonard De Paur, edited by Anthony Trecek King
   Young Men's Ensemble, Branden Miles, soloist

Deep River from "A Child of Our Time" - arr. Michael Tippett
   Premier Choir, Young Men's Ensemble

Strange Fruit - Abe Meeropol, arr. Kristina G. Boerger
   Premier Choir

"Dreams" from Dream Trilogy - Rollo Dilworth
   Premier Choir; Sarah Koonce, piano; David Wade, guitar; Kyle Miles, bass; Pieter Struyk, percussion

Wade in the Water - arr. Moses Hogan
   Premier Choir; Young Men's Choir; Melinda Doolittle, vocals


Boston Children's Chorus
Anthony Trecek-King, Artistic Director

More about the chorus

(photo by Cheryl Willoughby)

New Year's Day from Vienna

New Year's Day from Vienna

Classical Concerts

Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in the 2013 New Year's Day concert at the Musikverein in Vienna.

On the program:

Josef Strauss: The Soubrette, Fast Polka, op. 109
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Kiss Waltz, op. 400
Josef Strauss: Theater Quadrille, op. 213
Johann Strauss, Jr.: From the Mountains, Waltz, op. 292
Franz von Suppé: Overture to the Operetta "Light Cavalry"

Josef Strauss: Music of the Spheres, Waltz, op. 235
Josef Strauss: The Spinstress, Polka française, op. 192
Richard Wagner: Prelude to Act III of the Romantic Opera "Lohengrin", WWV 75
Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr.: In Confidence, Polka mazur, op. 15
Josef Strauss: Hesperus’ Paths, Waltz, op. 279
Josef Strauss: The Runners, Fast Polka, op. 237
Joseph Lanner: Styrian Dances, op. 165
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Melodies Quadrille, op.112
Giuseppe Verdi: Prestissimo from the Ballet Music in Act III of the Opera "Don Carlo"
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Where the Lemon Trees Bloom, Waltz, op. 364
Johann Strauss, Sr.: Memories of Ernst or The Carnival of Venice, Fantasy, op. 126

Boston Baroque's First Day Concert 2013

Boston Baroque's First Day Concert 2013

Classical Concerts

Boston Baroque and director Martin Pearlman ring in the New Year, 2013, with a festive concert of baroque concerti and Pergolesi's comic opera La serva padrona ("The Maid Mistress"), with soprano Sarah Heaton as Serpina, baritone David Kravitz as Uberto, and Remo Airaldi as Vespone, recorded in concert at Sanders Theatre on the campus of Harvard University.

(photo of Martin Pearlman by Susan Wilson)

A Journey Through The Nutcracker

A Journey Through The Nutcracker

Classical Concerts

Classical New England's James David Jacobs goes behind the scenes for Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker, uncovering the secrets of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece with conductor Jonathan McPhee, cast members, and the audience at the Boston Opera House.



(photo of Chelsea Perry as Clara by Gene Schiavone, courtesy of Boston Ballet)

Boston Camerata's American Christmas

Boston Camerata's American Christmas

Classical Concerts

Boston Camerata and director Anne Azema perform seasonal music from the early days of the United States in concert.

On the program:

Traditional - Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Traditional (Sacred Harp) - Wayfaring Stranger/Repentence/The Great Day

Traditional (Canterbury Shaker) - The Earthquake

Traditional - Bozrah/Baptismal Anthem/The Midnight Cry

Traditional (Sacred Harp) - New Britain (Amazing Grace)

Traditional - Marching to Bethlehem (medley)

William Billings - Boston (A Virgin Unspotted)

Traditional - Angel of Light - Learned of Angel 

Traditional - Pretty Home

Traditional (North Carolina 1912) - I Wonder As I Wander

Traditional - Lullay Thou Tiny Little Child

Traditional - Star To The East

Traditional - Joy To The World

(image:  "Christmas Coach" - Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1795;  public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)


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Classical New England host Cathy Fuller welcomes pianist Simone Dinnerstein, guitarist Xuefei Yang, and an audience to our Fraser Performance Studio to commemorate the 327th anniversary of J.S. Bach's birth.

On this all-Bach program:

from The Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, BWV 508: Bist du bei mir
Xuefei Yang, guitar

Violin Sonata in G minor, BWV 1001
Xuefei Yang, guitar

from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068: Air (Air on the G string)
Xuefei Yang, guitar

Chorale prelude: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Chorale prelude: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147
Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Prelude, BWV 846
Xuefei Yang, guitar

Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Xuefei Yang, guitar; Elias String Quartet

English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (excerpts)
Simone Dinnerstein, piano

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