Resources for Orchestra of Life Session 3
Recording used in Session 3
This is an excerpt on Spotify.
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To play in Amazon Music:
This is an excerpt on Spotify.
To hear the whole piece, click on the “…” and choose “Play on Spotify.”
To play in Apple Music:
Video Recordings of Pieces Used in Session 3
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor, Movement IV. Adagietto
The Maestro Leonard Bernstein conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in 1973
I love this video recording of the Adagietto and of Leonard Bernstein. In this presentation notice how Bernstein strongly gives the pulse of the piece while keeping the timeless feeling of the melody. Not only is he true to the demands of Mahler, but to the expressive power of the composition.
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor, Movement IV. Adagietto
Sir Georg Solti conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a live performance on tour in Tokyo in 1986.
The videography of this recording shows the instricacy and focus required by orchestra and conductor. The breadth of sound of the CSO strings under Solti is “breadth-taking!” (pardon the pun)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Opus 18
Van Cliburn, piano, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fritz Reiner
This is one of the most iconic and historic performances in the history of modern orchestral performances. No concert received more attention and acclaim than this performance.
As one commenter states, “For those who don’t know, Van Cliburn in 1958 won the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow during the dark days of the Cold War. The Russian public went absolutely crazy for the tall Texan and he received a ticker tape parade in New York upon his return, the only classical musician to ever have done so. The Russian public affectionately called him “Vanya”. He was the perfect ambassador for the West and expressed his love for the Russian people every chance he got. He was a really big deal at the time.”
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op 92. Movement II. Allegretto
The young Alexander Malofeev performs with the Baltic Sea Philharmonic, conducted by Kristjan Järvi August, 2017.
Malofeev is a prodigy pianist, performing on stage from the age of 4. This is a brilliant performance.
More Resources
Here is a photo image of the first page of the score to the Adagietto movement with markings of the conductor, Willem Mengelberg.
Mengelberg score.
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