BPO Classics Repertoire 2008-2009
27 September 2008
Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture
Respighi – Roman Festivals
Bruch – Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.26
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
3, 4 October 2008
Prokofiev – Overture on Hebrew Themes
Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74 “Pathetique”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Roman Mekinulov, cello
18, 19 October 2008
Rossini – Barber of Seville: Overture
Corigliano – Phantasmagoria
Corigliano – Violin Concerto (Red Violin)
Beethoven – Symphony No.2 in D major, op.36
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
1, 2 November 2008
Dohnanyi – Symphonic Minutes
Dohnanyi – Suite in F-sharp minor
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Enrica Ciccarelli, piano
15, 16 November 2008
Ives – Unanswered Question
Fauré – Requiem
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No.3 in C minor, op.78 “Organ”
Maximiano Valdes, conductor
Esther Heideman, soprano
Timothy Mix, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
29 November 2008
Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G
Poulenc – Sinfonietta
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Robert Franz, conductor
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
12, 13 December 2008
Holiday Classics
Rimsky-Korsakov – Christmas Eve Suite: Polonaise
Glazunov – The Seasons
Manfredini – Concerto Grosso, Op.3, No.12
Mendelssohn – Vom Himmel Hoch: Movements 1,5,6
Bizet – L’Arlesienne: Farandole
Bach – Christmas Oratorio: Jachzet frohlocket
Tschaikovsky – Nutcracker: March, Russian Dance, Waltz of the Flowers
Handel – Messiah: Sinfonie
Handel – Messiah: And the Glory of the Lord
Handel – Messiah: For unto us
Handel – Messiah: The trumpet shall sound
Handel – Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
24, 25 January 2009
Mozart – Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543
Mozart – Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550
Mozart – Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 “Jupiter”
Andreas Delfs, conductor
6, 7 February 2009
Taub – Psalm, for Cello and Orchestra
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Dohnanyi – Variations on a Nursery Tune
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Eldar Nebolsin, piano
Robert Haussman, cello
21 February 2009
Rogerson – A Prayer for Spring
Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, op.73 “Emperor”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
André Watts, piano
21, 22 March 2009
Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) op.26
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.5 in D major, op.107 “Reformation”
Alvaro Cassuto, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin
4, 5 April 2009
Nielson – Helios Overture
Liszt – Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major
Dvorak – Symphony No.6 in D major, op.60
Robert Franz, conductor
Muza Rubackyte, piano
17, 18 April 2009
Wagner – The Flying Dutchman: Overture
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Introduction to Act III
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Dance of the Apprentices
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Procession of the Meistersingers
Wagner – Tristan und Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod
Wagner – Götterdämmerung: Rhine Journey
Wagner – Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Death & Funeral Music
Wagner – Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Elizabeth Hogue, soprano
2, 3 May 2009
Brahms/Schoenberg – Piano Quartet
Brahms – Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, op.83
Bruno Ferrandis, Conductor
Norman Krieger, piano
8, 9 May 2009
Schumann – Manfred Overture
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Brahms – Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Elmar Oliviera, violin
30, 31 May 2009
Beethoven – Overture and Ballet Music from Creatures of Prometheus
Beethoven – Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, op.55 “Eroica”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
13, 14 June 2009
Mahler – Symphony No.2 in C minor “Resurrection”
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Mary Wilson, soprano
Stacey Rishoi, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Doreen Rao, director