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I attended a SLSO concert tis evening featuring Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead (Opus#29), Alexander Scriabin's Piano concerto (Opus #20) and Mendelssohn's Third Symphony "Scottish". The conductor was German conductor Matthias Pintscher and the soloist was Russian-America Kirill Gerstein.
Today is Groundhog's Day and the feast of the Presentation of Christ. in some countries this is when the Christmas Season officially ends. Mendelssohn wrote Hark the Herald one of the most popular Christmas carols which was featured in Charlie Brown Christmas. The Scottish Symphony contrary to popular belief is about Mendelssohn's visit to Scotland. It does not incorporate Scottish folk songs. Max Bruch (1838-1920) wrote the Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra which does make use of Scottish folk songs. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer is one of the more well known composers. The version that I have is with Lorin Maazel conducting the Berlon Philharmonic. It is coupled with Cesar Franck 's (1822-1890) single symphony. Mendelssohn also wrote three other symphonies for full orchestra and Thirteen symphonies for string orchestra. The most famous of his symphonies is the Fifth Symphony "Reformation" (Opus#64) which has the Hymn "A Mighty Fortress is our Lord' It is based on psalm 46 and was written by Martin Luther. I do not have a copy of this work. The Isle of the Dead (opus#29) BY Sergie Rachmaninoff was the first work played. I am not familiar with this piece. Rachmaninoff and Scriabin were both pianists and were classmate at the Moscow Conservatory. Rachmaninoff wrote choral music for the Russian Orthodox Church. His name can be confused by fellow Russian Nicholi Rimsky-Korsakoff. The second work Played was the Piano Concerto(Opus#20) by Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) It is one of my favorite pieces. Especially the second movement. Although Racmaninoff and Scriabin were classmates their careers took different paths. Scriabin was interested in mysticism and color. The version that I have is of with Lorin Maazel and the Clevelnad Orchestra with Vladimir Ashkenazy on the piano.
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