Enjoy Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, a digestible nugget from Wagner’s massive Ring of the Nibelung. This arrangement by Engelbert Humperdinck preserves the work’s atmosphere, the awakening at dawn and the love themes of Brünnhilde and Siegfried. In Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, this stellar work stands out for its iridescent andante in F major, arguably one of the composer’s most captivating creations. The program ends with Shostakovich’s final symphony, No. 15. In contrast to his often dour p...
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Enjoy Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, a digestible nugget from Wagner’s massive Ring of the Nibelung. This arrangement by Engelbert Humperdinck preserves the work’s atmosphere, the awakening at dawn and the love themes of Brünnhilde and Siegfried. In Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, this stellar work stands out for its iridescent andante in F major, arguably one of the composer’s most captivating creations. The program ends with Shostakovich’s final symphony, No. 15. In contrast to his often dour p...
Ravel’s Bolero begins quietly and ends demonically. The repetition – a maddening rat-a-tat-tat of the snare drum – may sound simple, but the gradual crescendo builds into a frenzy of intensity and brilliant color. Ravel himself underestimated the appeal of the piece, calling it “orchestration without music.” Instead of sliding into oblivion, Bolero enjoys unflagging popularity still today. Also on the program: De Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain is full of mystery, perfumed by the Alham...
SoundWaves with The Florida Orchestra
Enjoy Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, a digestible nugget from Wagner’s massive Ring of the Nibelung. This arrangement by Engelbert Humperdinck preserves the work’s atmosphere, the awakening at dawn and the love themes of Brünnhilde and Siegfried. In Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, this stellar work stands out for its iridescent andante in F major, arguably one of the composer’s most captivating creations. The program ends with Shostakovich’s final symphony, No. 15. In contrast to his often dour p...
