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SFS MEDIA

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AT 100

$24.99

Details

Artist
COPLAND / MENDELSSOHN / SAN FRANCISCO SYM / THOMAS
Format
DVD
Label
SFS MEDIA
Released
Jun 12, 2012
Catalog #
SFSY52DVD
UPC
821936005293

About

In September 2011, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony launched the Orchestra's milestone Centennial Season with a celebratory gala concert at Davies Symphony Hall dubbed "Fanfare for a New Century." the gala concert was broadcast nationally on PBS in March and April 2012 as part of their Great Performances series. The gala was hosted by Bay Area author Amy Tan and directed for television by Gary Halvorson and features one of the leading artists of our time, violinist Itzhak Perlman performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor. The concert opens with Aaron Copland's vivid portrayal of American prairie life, the Billy the Kid ballet suite and concludes with Britten's orchestral showpiece the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Capping off the concert is an encore of Bay Area composer John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine featuring moving images of San Francisco projected throughout Davies Symphony Hall. San Francisco Symphony at 100 also includes historical documentary features narrated by Amy Tan highlighting the orchestra's early beginnings, it's rich history of touring and it's commitment to young people and innovations in media.

Tracklist 4 tracks

  1. 1 Billy the Kid Suite (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Billy the Kid Suite (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
  2. 2 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14 (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14 (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
  3. 3 The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell, Op. 34 (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell, Op. 34 (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
  4. 4 Short Ride in a Fast Machine (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Short Ride in a Fast Machine (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    John Adams