Itzhak Perlman performs Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto in this classic 1982 performance.
MENDELSSOHN (1809–47)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64 (1844)
1. Allegro molto appassionato
2. Andante
3. Allegretto ma non troppo — Allegro molto vivace
(The movements are played without pause.)
In this 1982 performance, then Music Director Zubin Mehta leads the Philharmonic in Mozart’s final symphony, a work that combines grandeur and serenity through a thematic richness that represents the height of Mozart’s achievement.
MOZART (1756–91)
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551, Jupite...
Richard Strauss finished this tone poem at the age of 25, establishing himself as a master of the form and an innovator who had synthesized his own musical style. Then Music Director Zubin Mehta conducts this performance from 1982.
R. STRAUSS (1864–1949)
Don Juan, Tone Poem after Niko...
Emanuel Ax solos in Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto — a work of spirit and elegance. Kurt Masur, the Philharmonic’s Music Director at the time, conducts this 1994 performance.
BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (ca. 1795 / 1800)
1. Allegro con brio
2. Largo
3. R...
