Alan Chapman reflects on Halloween Organ, Film & Music with Clark Wilson.
This talk was given at a performance of Halloween Organ, Film & Music at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
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Christopher Russell guides Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection”.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Mahler’s “Resurrection” at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
MAHLER Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
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Mike Basak explores The Rite of Spring with Dudamel with John Adams.
This talk was given at a performance of The Rite of Spring with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
John ADAMS Frenzy: a short symphony
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
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Veronika Krausas discusses Dudamel Launches His Final Season with Ellen Reid.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Launches His Final Season at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Ellen REID Earth Between Oceans
STRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64
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Scholar Hojoon Kim reflects on Unsuk Chin & Brahms’ Double Concerto with Whan Ri-Ahn & Unsuk Chin.
This talk was given at a performance of Unsuk Chin & Brahms’ Double Concerto at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Whan RI-AHN Spring Will Come Again
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Scholar Hojoon Kim reflects on Korean Premieres & Sunwook Kim with Sunghyun Lee, Kay Kyurim Rhie & Texu Kim.
This talk was given at a performance of Korean Premieres & Sunwook Kim at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Sunghyun LEE Clockworks and Fireworks
Texu KIM Viola Concerto “Ko-Oh”
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
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Educator Mike Basak discusses Tchaikovsky & Pereira with Joseph Pereira.
This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & Pereira at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen explores Gershwin & Strauss with Teddy Abrams.
This talk was given at a performance of Gershwin & Strauss at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
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Composer Zach Neufeld guides Cameron Carpenter.
This talk was given at a performance of Cameron Carpenter at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544
FRANCK Choral No. 2 in B minor
FRANCK Choral No. 1 in E major
J.S. BACH Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
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Conductor Christopher Russell explains Ravel & Adolphe with Julia Adolphe.
This talk was given at a performance of Ravel & Adolphe at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
GRANADOS Tres danzas españolas
RAVEL Pavane for a Dead Princess
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Composer Zach Neufeld explores Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez with Esa-Pekka Salonen.
This talk was given at a performance of Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Debussy & Boulez at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
BOULEZ Notations IV, for solo piano
BOULEZ Notations IV, for orchestra
BOULEZ Notations VII, for solo piano
BOULEZ Notations VII, for orchestra
BARTÓK Piano Concerto for Orchestra No. 3
BOULEZ Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
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Composer Celina Kintscher leads a conversation on Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen with Pekka Kuusisto.
This talk was given at a performance of Beethoven & Dessner with Esa-Pekka Salonen at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
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Scholar Marc Bolin discusses Vocal Dimensions with Kate Soper, Chaya Czernowin & Royce Vavrek.
This talk was given at a performance of Vocal Dimensions at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Kate SOPER Only the Words Themselves Mean What They Say
Chaya CZERNOWIN NO! A Lament for the Innocent
Daníel BJARNASON Hands on Me, Songs
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Conductor Geoffrey Pope guides Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass with Dudamel with Courtney Ware and Carlos Simon.
This talk was given at a performance of Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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Journalist Jon Burlingame delves into Yo-Yo Ma, Williams & Dudamel.
This talk was given at a performance of Yo-Yo Ma, Williams & Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
John WILLIAMS Sound the Bells!
John WILLIAMS Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
John WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare and Theme
John WILLIAMS Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
John WILLIAMS Three Selections from Indiana Jones: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra, Marion’s Theme, Raiders March
John WILLIAMS “Princess Leia’s Theme” from Star Wars: A New Hope
John WILLIAMS “Adventures on Earth” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
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Conductor Christian Campos leads a conversation on Haïm Leads Handel & Bach.
This talk was given at a performance of Haïm Leads Handel & Bach at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
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Conductor Rachel Iba guides Tchaikovsky & Schubert
This talk was given at a performance of Tchaikovsky & Schubert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
Marko NIKODIJEVIC GHB/tanzaggregat
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
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Educator Thomas Neenan explains Mahler’s Fifth with Dudamel
This talk was given at a performance of Mahler’s Fifth with Dudamel at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
MAHLER Five Songs
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Composer Veronika Krausas explores To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell
This talk was given at a performance of To the Fullest: The Music of Julius Eastman and Arthur Russell at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
RUSSELL The Arthur Russell Songbook
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Educator Kristi Brown-Montesano explains Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Seventh.
This talk was given at a performance of Dudamel Conducts Mahler's Seventh at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Pieces discussed:
MAHLER Symphony No. 7 in E minor, “Song of the Night”
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