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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: 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 (Sacred Harp) - Wayfaring Stranger/Repentence/The Great Day
Traditional (Canterbury Shaker) - The Earthquake
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 - 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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Harry Christophers conducts the pinnacle of Bach's sacred music in concert on April 1, 2012, at Symphony Hall in Boston.
Soloists for Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, include
Tenor Joshua Ellicott as The Evangelist
Bass Baritone Matthew Brook as Jesus
Soprano Gillian Keith
Alto Monica Groop
Tenor Jeremy Budd
Bass Stephan Loges
(photo of the Handel and Haydn Society in a performance of the St. Matthew Passion by Kyle T. Hemingway)
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