Category: symphony

Italian Inspirations

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) 1. Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 2. Joshua: Air “O had I Jubal’s lyre” 3. The Messiah: “Rejoice” 4. Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 10: excerpt 5. Giulio Cesare: Air “Piangeró la sort mia” 6. Giulio Cesare:…


Vivaldi Day

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings in G minor Johann Sebastian Bach: Sicilian from Concerto in D minor Baldassare Galuppi: Adriano in Siria. Ouverture Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater Antonio Vivaldi: Symphony in G major “Il coro delle muse” Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in D minor Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D major “Per la Signora Chiara”…


Undaunted by the Pandemic, Theatregoers Stream to Watch Shen Yun

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Janet Kirk, not concerned about pandemic fears, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts thanks to a gift from a friend who had bought her the tickets for her birthday. While many people are hesitant about attending big events because of the pandemic, Janet declared that she was not in the least worried, saying, “I’m not worried…


Mozart’s Unacknowledged Triptych of Symphonies

In the summer of 1788, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed three four-movement symphonies in the space of two months. Given the composer’s situation at the time, a financial condition best described as debt-ridden, one would assume he had been handsomely commissioned to spend precious weeks laboring over lengthy, complex scores. That assumption would be wrong. No…