BPO Classics Repertoire 1973-1974
20, 21 October 1973
Strauss, R. – Also Sprach Zarathustra
Beethoven – Consecration of the House Overture op.124
Saint-Saëns – Septet for Piano, Strings and Trumpet
Ravel – La Valse
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
28, 30 October 1973
Bach – Concerto in A minor for Four Pianos
Foss – Orpheus for Viola and Orchestra
Farina – Capriccio Stravagante
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Michael Tilson Thomas, pianist, conductor
Yvar Mikhashoff, pianist
Frieda Manes, pianist
Stephen Manes, pianist
Jesse Levine, violist
11, 13 November 1973
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Winter
Paganini – Violin Concerto No.3 in E major
Nielsen – Symphony No.5, op.50
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violinist
18, 20 November 1973
Tchaikovsky – Suite No.3 in G major, op.55
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, op.23
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
André Watts, pianist
1, 2 December 1973
Fauré – Pelleas and Melisande: Prelude, op.80
Mozart – Symphony No.4 in D major, K.19
Elgar – Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85
Dvorak – Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.3 “Bells of Zlonice”
James de Priest, guest conductor
Ko Iwasaki, cellist
19, 20 January 1974
Haydn – Symphony No.88 in G major
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, op.22
Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique, op.14
Edo de Waart, guest conductor
Erick Friedman, violinist
10, 12 February 1974
Purcell – Chacony in G minor “London”
Purcell – The Gordian Knot Untied: Suite
Ravel – Deux mélodies hébraïques: Kaddisch, L’Enigme éternelle
Ravel – Sheherazade
Ives – Symphony No.2
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Robert Cole, conductor
Frederica von Stade, soprano
16, 17 February 1974
Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major
Schumann – Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129
Brahms – Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Laurence Lesser, cellist
10, 12 March 1974
Strauss, R. – Le bourgeois gentilhomme Suite
Shostakovich – Symphony No.13, op.113
Melvin Strauss, guest conductor
Simon Estes, bass
Cornell University Glee Club,
Thomas Sokol, director
23, 24 March 1974
Walton – Portsmouth Point Overture
Milhaud – Serenade for Orchestra
Honegger – Pacific 231
Copland – Piano Concerto
Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Copland – Symphonic Ode
Aaron Copland, guest conductor
Craig Sheppard, pianist
30, 31 March 1974
Blacher – Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Lalo – Symphonie espagnole, op.21
Prokofiev – Symphony No.7 in C-sharp minor, op.131
Maurice Abravanel, guest conductor
Ruggiero Ricci, violinist
21, 23 April 1974
Bedford – With 100 Kazoos for Ensemble and Audience
Bach – Suite No.1 in C major
Berio – Recital In (for Cathy)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Cathy Berberian, soprano
Şahan Arzruni, pianist
Wendy Hilton Dance Company
28, 30 April 1974
Beethoven – Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 “Pastorale”
Brahms – Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, op.83
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Malcolm Frager, pianist
11, 12 May 1974
Mahler – Symphony No.3 in D minor
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Buffalo Schola Cantorum Women’s Chorus,
St. Paul’s Cathedral Boys’ Choir,
Frederick Burgomaster, director