6, 7 October 1979
Brahms – Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act I, Overture, Chorale
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act II, Prelude, Entrance of the Guilds
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act II, Dance of the Apprentices
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act II, Entrance of the Masters, Chorale
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act II, Final Apotheosis
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director

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21, 23 October 1979
Schumann – Symphony No.4 in D minor, op.120
Liszt/Schubert – Fantasia in C major, op.15 “Wanderer”
Stravinsky – Firebird (complete)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ilana Vered, pianist

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30 October 1979
Mozart – Symphony No.35 in D major, K.385 “Haffner”
Mozart – Exultate, jubilate, K.165
Adam – Variations on a Theme by Mozart
Rossini – The Barber of Seville: Overture
Rossini – The Barber of Seville: ‘Una voce poco fa’
Strauss, J.Jr. – Die Fledermaus: Overture
Strauss, J.Jr. – Die Fledermaus: Audition Aria
Lehar – Gold and Silver Waltz
Strauss, J.Jr. – Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Thomas – Mignon: Je suis Titania
Julius Rudel, conductor
Beverly Sills, soprano

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3, 4 November 1979
Mozart – Serenade No.9 in D major, K.320
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.22
Dvorak – Symphony No.7 in D minor, op.70
Jorge Mester, guest conductor
Steven De Groote, pianist

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11, 13 November 1979
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Bruckner – Symphony No.9 in D minor
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

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24, 25 November 1979
Mendelssohn – Fingal’s Cave Overture, op.26
Bartók – Three Village Scenes
Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations, op.33
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Nathaniel Rosen, cellist
Cornell Chorus,
Thomas A.Sokol, director

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9, 11 December 1979
Rossini – La Gazza Ladra: Overture
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
Vaughan Williams – Symphony No.5 in D major
Christopher Keene, guest conductor
Miriam Freed, violinist

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15, 16 December 1979
Handel – Messiah
Julius Rudel, conductor
Janice Hall, soprano
Jane Shaulis, mezzo-soprano
Bruce Reed, tenor
David Arnold, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director

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6, 8 January 1980
Weill – Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Three Penny Opera)
Spohr – Violin Concerto No.8 in A minor, op.47 “Gesangsszene”
Schubert – Symphony No.9 in C major “The Great”
Julius Rudel, conductor
Charles Haupt, violinist

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26, 27 January 1980
Handel – Concerto Grosso in B minor, No.12, op.6
Weill – Symphony No.2
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
Julius Rudel, conductor
Emanuel Ax, pianist

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3, 5 February 1980
Mozart – Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543
Dvorak – Scherzo Capriccioso in D-flat major, op.66
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, op.73 “Emperor”
Julius Rudel, conductor
Claudio Arrau, pianist

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16, 17 February 1980
Berlioz – Benvenuto Cellini: Overture
Haydn – Symphony No.98 in B-flat major
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47
Calvin Simmons, guest conductor
Mark Peskanov, violinist

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23, 24 February 1980
Mozart – Piano Concerto No.22 in E-flat major, K.482
Shostakovich – Symphony No.8 in C minor, op.65
Christopher Keene, guest conductor
Stephen Manes, pianist

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9, 11 March 1980
Beethoven – Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances, op.45
Semyon Bychkov, conductor
David Golub, pianist

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29, 30 March 1980
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.5 in D major, op.107 “Reformation”
Franck – Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Liszt – Piano Concerto No.2 in A major
Debussy – La Mer
Irwin Hoffman, guest conductor
Jorge Bolet, pianist

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13, 15 April 1980
Copland – Symphony No.3
Copland – Quiet City
Copland – Three Latin-American Sketches
Copland – Rodeo Suite
Aaron Copland, guest conductor

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26, 27 April 1980
Strauss, R. – Two Interludes from Intermezzo
Strauss, R. – Five Early Songs
Strauss, R. – Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Strauss, R. – Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils
Strauss, R. – Salome: Final Scene
Julius Rudel, conductor
Clamma Dale, soprano
Klara Barlow, soprano

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11, 13 May 1980
Verdi – Requiem
Julius Rudel, conductor
Awilda Verdejo, soprano
Lorna Myers, mezzo-soprano
Neil Shicoff, tenor
Samuel Ramey, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director