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4 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Fri, Oct 13, 2017
Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel - Pictures at an Exhibition. The beloved orchestral showpiece: a series of unforgettable musical portraits, with a roof-raising finale "The Great Gate of Kiev." Next on the program is: Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet - excerpts from the ballet. The dramatic selection will include: Capulets and Montagues, the Dance of the Knights, Portrait of Young Juliet, Scene at the Ball, the Fight, and The Death of Tybalt.
Episode 2
Fri, Oct 20, 2017
Jan Sibelius - Symphony #2. A pinnacle of Nordic Romanticism by the Finnish master - grand, expansive melodies and searing harmonies; a musical contrast of fire and ice.
Episode 3
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
Sir Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations Secret, "enigmatic" portraits of the composer's friends, each done with great individuality and exquisite musical taste. Sir Benjamin Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra The perennial family favorite that showcases - one by one - all the instruments in the orchestra. The perfect introduction to classical music.
Episode 4
Fri, Nov 3, 2017
Alan Hovhaness - Symphony # 2 "Mysterious Mountain" The most celebrated work by the mystical composer of the Pacific Northwest. A transporting mediation on the magnificence of nature. Sir Eugene Goossens and Friends - Jubilee Variations. This is a world-premiere TV recording of this unpublished 1944 work created by ELEVEN great 20th Century composers: Goossens, Aaron Copland, Deems Taylor, Howard Hanson, Walter Piston, William Schuman, Roy Harris , Anis Fuleihan, Bernard Rogers, Ernest Bloch, and Paul Creston.