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All-Star Orchestra: Music for the Theater - What Makes a Mas

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Details

Composer
STRAVINSKY RAVEL SHENG BEE
Artist
Gerard Schwarz
Format
DVD
Label
Naxos AudioVisual
Released
Nov 19, 2013
Catalog #
2110348
UPC
747313534852

About

The All-Star Orchestra gives you a front row seat to the world's greatest music, performed by top players chosen from over 30 great American orchestras, and conducted by Gerard Schwarz. The programs feature complete performances of popular masterpieces and world premieres of new works by leading American composers. Filmed in High-Definition with 19 cameras during a once-a-year 'summit' in New York's historic Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center, the All-Star Orchestra celebrates the symphonic experience in the 21st century. Program #1 Music for the Theatre (Igor Stravinsky: Suite from the Firebird; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2; Bright Sheng: Prelude to Black Swan) the legendary impresario Serge Diaghilev of Les Ballet Russes commissioned from Stravinsky and Ravel some of the greatest music for the ballet. His influence stretched from St. Petersburg to Paris to the New York City Ballet founded by Diaghilev's collaborator Georges Balanchine. Former NYCB Composer in Residence Bright Sheng captures the beauty of the dance with his Prelude to Black Swan. Program #2 What Makes a Masterpiece? This program is an exploration of the creative process, tracing the genesis of Beethoven's iconic symphony, and the development of a new work by a modern master. Introductory features will demonstrate how short rhythmic and melodic motives evolve into vast symphonic organisms. Interviews include leading Beethoven scholars and the All-Star musicians.

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 The Firebird Suite (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Firebird Suite (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
  2. 2 Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
  3. 3 Black Swan (after Brahms' 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major) (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    Black Swan (after Brahms' 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A Major) (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Bright Sheng
  4. 4 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
  5. 5 Harmonium Mountain (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Harmonium Mountain (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Philip Glass