BPO Classics Repertoire 1976-1977
17, 19 October 1976
Beethoven – Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
Riegger – Rhapsody for Orchestra
Leopold Mozart – Toy Symphony
Schumann – Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, op.97 “Rhenish”
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
30, 31 October 1976
Bach – Mass in B minor
Neville Marriner, guest conductor
Susan Davenny Wyner, soprano
Kathleen Hegierski, mezzo-soprano
John Aler, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas A Sokol, director
7, 9 November 1976
Rossini – La Cenerentola: Overture
Mozart – Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488
Strauss, R. – A Hero’s Life
Jorge Mester, guest conductor
Ursula Oppens, pianist
20, 21 November 1976
Haydn – Symphony No.81 in G major
Varèse – Arcana
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Christoph Eschenbach, pianist
4, 5 December 1976
Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
Berg – Three Pieces for Orchestra, op.6
Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violinist
Charles Haupt, violinist
11, 12 December 1976
Handel – Messiah
Robert Cole, conductor
Susan Belling, soprano
Marvellee Cariaga, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
John Ostendorf, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
9, 11 January 1977
Hindemith – Musica Instrumentalis from Harmony of the Universe
Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro: Voi che sapete
Rossini – La Cenerentola: Non piu mesta from
Mahler – Symphony No.4 in G major
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
22, 23 January 1977
Borodin – Symphony No.2 in B minor
Bartók – Piano Concerto No.2
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake, Act III Divertissement
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Pascal Rogé, pianist
5, 6 February 1977
Webern – Passacaglia, op.1
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15
Franck – Symphony in D minor
Robert Cole, conductor
Misha Dichter, pianist
12, 13 February 1977
Brahms – Tragic Overture, op.81
Fountain – Ritual Dances of the Amaks
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, op.73 “Emperor”
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alexis Weissenberg, pianist
27 February, 1 March 1977
Berlioz – Benvenuto Cellini: Overture
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
Rachmaninoff – Symphony No.2 in E minor, op.27
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
John Browning, pianist
13, 15 March 1977
Mozart – Symphony No.38 in D major, K.504 “Prague”
Bruckner – Symphony No.4 in E-flat major “Romantic”
William Steinberg, guest conductor
26, 27 March 1977
Handel – Royal Fireworks Music
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, op.19
de Falla – The Three Cornered Hat
Eduardo Mata, guest conductor
Jeffrey Siegel, pianist
3, 5 April 1977
Mahler – Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Songs
Mahler – Symphony No.2 in C minor “Resurrection”
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Juanita Waller, soprano
Jessye Norman, mezzo-soprano
16, 17 April 1977
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture, op.80
Brahms – Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op.56a
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major, op.77
Peter Perret, conductor
Ruggiero Ricci, violinist
1 May 1977
Wagner – Tannhäuser: Overture
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, op.15
Franck – Symphony in D minor
Robert Cole, conductor
Mark Westcott, pianist
8, 10 May 1977
Wagner – Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37
Dvorak – Symphony No.6 in D major, op.60
Julius Rudel, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, pianist
14 May 1977
Bernstein – West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
Copland – Lincoln Portrait
Fauré – Pavane
Mussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Walter Cronkite, narrator
22, 24 May 1977
Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor