Agenda for February 6, 2023

Artistic Advisory Committee Meeting

January 28 Concert Review:

Osvaldo Golijov, Sidereus

Overture for small orchestra 2010; Golijov from Argentina

Astor Pizzaolla, Aconcagua: Concerto for Bandoneon and Orchestra

Small orchestra 91979, bandoneon concerto

Hanzhi Wang accordianist

Gustav Holst, The Planets suite for large orchestra 1916

Mars, the bringer of war

Venus, the bringer of peace

Mercury, the winged messenger

Jupiter, the bringer of jollity

Saturn, the bringer of old age

Uranus, the magician

Neptune, the mystic; wordless female chorus

Reactions to playlist selections 34-42 from YouTube:

Wolfgang Mozart Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D minor, K. 466

1785, 34:10

Allegro

Romanza

Rondo

Mitsuko Uchida, piano and conductor, Camerata Salzburg

Wolfgang Mozart Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major, K. 467

Yeol Eum Son, piano; 1785; 31:08

Allegro

Andante – featured in Swedish fil, 1967 Elvira Madigan, also in Song Sung Blue, Neil Diamond

Allegro vivace

Wolfgang Mozart Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major, K. 488

Daniil Trifonic and Israel Camerata Orchestra, conducted Avner Biron, 1786

Allegro

Adagio

Allegro assai

Wolfgang Mozart Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595 33:38

Daniel Barenboim – piano and conductor; Wiener Philharmoniker 33:38, 1791 his last piano
concerto; the year of his death; thinner than Moxart’s other late concertos

Allegro

Larghetto

Allegro

Note the strong thematic integration of the movements

 John Adams Lollapalooza 1995 7:28

Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra, Carlos Kalman, cond; bases on the rhythm of the word
lollapalooza; the lollapalooza motive is only one of a profusion of other motive all appearing and
evolving in a repetitive chain of event that moves the dancing behemoth along until it ends in a final
shout by the horns and trombone and a terminal thwack on the timpani and bass drum

Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor 25:15; Hilary Hahn, Andres Orozo Estrada,
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Erie Phil 2007; 1866 premiere

Adam offered Gil Shaham, violin

Gustavo Dudamel and LA Phil Grammy nominee for his 7,8,9

Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 7 in D minor 42:35

Manfred Honeck, Franurt Radio Symphony, Peter Ounjian; heavier in tone, fewer folk
elements; his greatest symphony, though no. 9 is the most popular; one the great symphonies, stormy,
dramatic

Allegro

Poco adagio - the heart of the piece – why no. 7 is called Dvorak’s ‘tradgic’ symphony

Melancholy winds

Scherzo vivavce

Finale – allegro
 Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 8 in G major 42:36 Manfred Honeck, Frankfurt Radio
Symphony

Cheerful, optimistic, lyrica; - quite a contrast to the stormy and dramatic number 7

No. 8 draws its inspiration for the Bohemian folk music that Dvorak loved

Allegro

Adagio

Allegretto graziso

Allegro ma non troppo – brassy; begins with a fanfare of trumpets; most turbulenyt movement

Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World” 50:53 one of the most
popular of all symphonies

Frankfurt Radio Symphont, Andres Orozco-Estrada

Adagio

Large – theme adapted Goin’ Home

Scherzo

Finale

Harry Burleigh sang spirituals to Dvorak

AA, Native Americans

Discussion: How might we help to educate the public in advance regarding the pieces
scheduled to be performed during the 2023-2024 season?