jmc's classics
I went to the SLSO concert on November 20. It was my first concert since before the pandemic. Traffic on Grand Avenue to get to Powell Hall was very congested. Powell hall is next to the Fox Theatre. The Concert featured three works: Anna Clyne's PIVOT Which was a world premier, Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra (Opus# 46) and Schubert's Ninth Symphony (D944) David Danzmayr was the conductor and Simone Porter was the violinist.
The first two works I am familiar with. I have CDs of both of them. Schubert's Ninth is one of my favorite works. It is one of the most popular pieces of Schubert's. his most famous works are his Unfinished Eighth Symphony and his Version of Ave Maria. Many other composers have written versions of Ave Maria. Pivot Like the Scottish Fantasy are based on Scottish folk melodies. The piece lasts about five minutes. Clyne is an English composer. She was born in 1980. In the notes from the program it states that she was inspired by the Edinburgh Festival. Bruch's Scottish Fantasy is in five movements and based on Scottish folk tunes. It dates from 1881. Bruch wrote Three violin concertos and other pieces for solo violin and orchestra. his most famous piece along with the Scottish Fantasy is his first Violin Concerto (Opus#26). he was the conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He did not even visit Scotland until after this work was premiered. Bruch had access to a lot of manuscripts of Scottish music. Schubert's ninth dates from 1825. It was not appreciated until after his death. he died in 1828. It lasts about 45 minutes. It did not even have its premier until after Schubert's death. I enjoy this work. The Version I have is With Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Sympho9ny Orchestra in 1947. It is coupled with Schubert's Fifth Symphony which I also like. It is on RCA. The version of the Scottish Fantasy is Leonard Slatkin conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Cho-Laing Lin as the soloist it is on the Sony Label. Both recordings I recommend. Danzmayr is an Austrian Conductor and is the Conductor Designate of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra. He has been a guest conductor at various orchestras. I liked the performance he did. Although I am more used to my recording of Schubert's ninth. It is an older recording. different conductors have different interpretations of works.
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